volcel

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UK/ˈvɒlsɛl/US/ˈvɑlsɛl/

noun

A person who is voluntarily celibate, i.e., who chooses to avoid sexual activity with other people.

Opposite
Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounvolcel (plural volcels)

plural volcels

  1. 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 89
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    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 11

    One 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 & Culture

    Antonyms: 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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APA

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