Meanings
plural Glincels
- InternetderogatoryA fervent defender of Graham Linehan and/or supporter of his anti-transgender views.
at some point you'll incur the wrath of him or his Glincels.
2020 May 8, hashtag girlboss (@surfacingwater), Twitter2 more examples
Glincels in force doing their master’s bidding in response to this tweet.
2019 February 27, meh (@ohnonotphil), TwitterSeen a lot of Glincels and even Linehan himself repeating the lie “people are forceably transing gay teenage kids”.
2019 September 17, Bethany Black (@BeffernieBlack), Twitter
Origin
Blend of Glinner + incel, the first component being taken from Linehan's Twitter account (@glinner), itself a blend of his given name and surname with -er.
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Glincel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glincel
“Glincel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glincel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Glincel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glincel.
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