Meanings
plural volcels
- derogatoryoffensivesometimesincel slangA person who is voluntarily celibate, i.e., who chooses to avoid sexual activity with other people.
If you are good-looking, or not ugly enough, you are a volcel, a voluntary celibate.
2019, Thea Høiland, "Incels and the stories they tell: A narrative analysis of Incels’ shared stories on Reddit", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 892 more examples
All of these subsets have a shared loathing of “volcels,” otherwise known as voluntary celibates.
2018 October 30, Judah Weinerman, “Meet incels, the internet's resident anti-women hate brigades”, in The Justice, Brandeis University, page 11One commenter explained he was “a tiny bit of a volcel” since he did not like women from his country because of their personalities.
2020, December Maxwell, Sarah R. Robinson, Jessica R. Williams, Craig Keaton, “'A Short Story of a Lonely Guy': A Qualitative Thematic Analysis of Involuntary Celibacy Using Reddit”, in Sexuality & CultureAntonyms: incel
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nounA person who is voluntarily celibate, i.e., who chooses to avoid sexual activity with other people.
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volcel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volcel
“volcel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/volcel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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