inkwell

plural inkwells · alternative ink well · alternative ink-well

1. A container for ink, designed and usually positioned so that a person may conveniently dip a pen (such as a dip pen or quill pen) into it whenever a refill is needed.

   Near-synonym: inkstand

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   The reference library itself proclaimed the substance of the city with its solid elbow chairs and long mahogany tables, grooved along the edge to hold a pen, and in the centre of each table a massive pewter inkwell.

   2011, Alan Bennett, “Baffled at a Bookcase”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.15

   Synonyms: inkpot, inkstand

2. A store of ink built into a pen, comprising a tube attached to the tip of the pen.
3. InterneteuphemisticReddit slangEuphemistic form of incel (“a member of an online subculture who define themselves as unable to find a partner”).

   There is no such thing as a female inkwell. You won't change my mind.

   2024 March 16, @DCardassia, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024

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   Boy those woman already suffer enough in that line of work. Imagine how much worse it would be if this radical inkwells were in charge of them 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️

   2021 January 21, u/CadrielZR, “Someone's cheerful today /s”, in Reddit, r/IncelTear, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024

   this is what leftist "just have sex inkwell" types assume what the standards RW men have in looking for women are

   2023 September 23, @CyberChesterton, Twitter, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024

   If a woman has been single and hasn't got laid in awhile,^([sic]) its^([sic]) wildly accepted that this is by her choice. She hasn't met the right man yet. If a man hasn't got laid in awhile, he's seen as an inkwell.

   2024 June 12, u/alienfranco, “Single women are happier... Whats^([sic]) your perspective on this?”, in Reddit, r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2024