Meanings
plural nigcels
- countablederogatoryethnicoffensivesluruncountableincel slangA black person who is an incel.
Nigcel is a play on the word incel, which stands for “involuntary-celibate.” This term refers to a subculture of men who are typically white males.
[2020 November 19, Sade Spence, “What is a Nigcel?”, in StayHipp.com, archived from the original on 21 Nov 20213 more examples
Nigcels were being described as a particular type of Black “man”. He, in the logic offered in the room, is one that could be rehabilitated out of their violent ideology. Nigcels are a radicalized Black man, not a “real” or “good” Black “man”.
2021 March 1, Misandrynoir, “Our Obsession with Redeeming Men”, in Medium, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2021They’re often characterized by resentment, misogyny, misanthropy, self-pity and self-loathing, racism, a sense of entitlement to sex, and the endorsement of violence against sexually active people.” I was becoming that, but the Black version. A Nigcel.
2021 March 11, Stanley Fritz, “I Almost Became an Nigcel Because I Couldn't Get a Girlfriend”, in Let's Not Be Trash, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2022After thousands & thousands of comments from nigcels objectifying & villainizing me I’ve come to the conclusion that I no longer have the capacity to have empathy for cis straight black men.
2021 September 13, Ann Brown, “What Is A Bullet Bag? Inside The New Liberal Smear Against Black Men”, in The Moguldom Nation, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2021
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
nigcel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigcel
“nigcel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigcel. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nigcel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nigcel.
Source: nigcel on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.