fakecel

plural fakecels

1. derogatoryoffensiveincel slangOne who claims to be incel, despite having had success in romance.

   Anyone who successfully interacts with women is instantly branded a "fakecel" - meaning "fake incel".

   2020, BBC, Toronto van attack: Inside the dark world of 'incels'

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   While some posters questioned whether Minassian, 25, was a “fakecel” — the term for someone whose average looks disqualifies him from community membership — most hailed him as a hero of the movement.

   2018, NBC News, After Toronto attack, online misogynists praise suspect as 'new saint'

   Thus Peterson was called a “fakecel.” No, Peterson says, that’s wrong. He definitely still is an incel. He is a part of the group. Where then does he now belong?

   2018, Daily Beast, Sympathy for the ‘Incel’

   Shut the f*** up you fakecel (ph). Like, oh, well, if you had any experience, then you can get another one eventually.

   2019, NPR Invisibilia, The End of Empathy

   Others insist that race alone does not make someone an incel. For example, spicycurry says, “Arab men can get Indonesian/Pakistani/Back girls without a problem. If you only try for white girls then you are a fakecel.”

   2020, Joshua A. Segalewitz, "'You Don’t Understand... It’s Not About Virginity': Sexual Markets, Identity Construction, and Violent Masculinity on an Incel Forum Board", thesis submitted to the University of Dayton, page 31

   The following expressions recur with particular frequency: "Looksmaxing" (the business of personal self-improvement and cosmetic surgery); "NEET" ("Not in education, employment, or training"); "LDAR" ("Lay Down and Rot"); "AWALT" ("All Women Are Like That"); "Roped" (to have committed suicide) "Statusmaxx" (to make more money); "Manlet" (a short incel); "Volcel" (voluntary celibate); "Marcels" (married incels); and "Fakecels" (those who falsely claim to be an incel).

   [2020 September 24, Simon Cottee, “Incel (E)motives: Resentment, Shame and Revenge”, in Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, volume 44, number 2, Taylor & Francis, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6