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incelism

noun

Etymology

From incel + -ism.

  1. derived from caelibātus — “celibacy”
  2. borrowed from célibat — “celibacy”
  3. compounded as incel — “involuntary + celibate”
  4. formed as incelism — “incel + -ism”

Definitions

  1. The state of being an incel.

    • Incelism tends to generalize beyond just a disdain for women and reflects a general contempt for the world at large.
    • Incelism or 'involuntary celibacy' culture is on the rise, with online radicalisation being the main cause of this, and attacks of terror from such groups are becoming more common.

  2. The ideology or philosophy associated with incels.

    • The language of incelism is common among white nationalist groups, particularly online where men joke about rape, vent their suspicion of false rape accusations and discuss women in degrading and violent terms.
    • This entails that some men who have previously adhered to exclusively far-right ideas or a specific ideological position can transition from that to Incelism or vice versa.
    • Other individuals called for specific restrictive provisions about matters such as misogyny, incelism, fraud, self-harm and the like.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for incelism. 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