incel

incelnoun/ˈɪn(ˌ)sɛl/

• 1

  A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.

  • Though, involuntary celibates (or incels) shouldn't try to rationalize a dateless season or pass off sexual awkwardness as virtue; […]
  • It is not clear when the term incels was coined, but the link between misogyny and violence against women has emerged on sites where incel communities gather.
• 2

  An individual who is not sexually active despite having such a desire.

  • Another study by Donnelly of seventy-seven incels in marriages or long-term relationships in the Journal of Marriage and Family used a web-based questionnaire to ask people why they stayed in their sexless relationships (defined in this case as no sex for six months).
• 3

  derogatoryA misogynistic man, with the implication that his misogyny makes him undesirable to potential partners, thus limiting his romantic and/or sexual prospects.

• 4

  informallifestyleseduction-communitysexuality"Involuntary celibacy": the state of being not sexually active despite wishing to be.

inceladj/ˈɪn(ˌ)sɛl/

• 1

  lifestyleseduction-communitysexualityNot having sexual relations despite wishing to.

  • People who are 'incel' are often suspected as being gay. It's annoying.