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clowncel

noun

Etymology

From clown + -cel.

  1. derived from *gel-✻
  2. derived from klunz
  3. suffixed as clowncel — “clown + cel”

Definitions

  1. An incel who identifies with the Joker from the Batman franchise.

    • The thing about Joker that specifically appeals to clowncels is the heroic mirage imparted on the Joker.
    • As for Joker, after the FBI warned of mass-shooting threats from so-called “Clowncels,” some theaters in the United States banned makeup and costumes during the screening of Phillips’s movie (Margolin and Katersky).
    • There is a key difference here, however, in that clowncels seem to replace the self-pitying discourse common in incel forums with anger towards the rich and the powerful.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for clowncel. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA