plural incels
: a person (usually a man) who is or identifies as involuntarily celibate and typically expresses extreme resentment and hostility toward those who are sexually active
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The teenager also expressed misogynistic, antisemitic and incel views.
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 21 May 2026
Both of them identify with the misogynistic incel movement, which has been linked to prior mass shootings.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Poor Carter is going to become an incel at this rate.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 May 2026
So that would be kind of one of the goals is to disassociate from being an incel and overcome that.
—Ryan Brennan
april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 21 May 2026
Both of them identify with the misogynistic incel movement, which has been linked to prior mass shootings.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Poor Carter is going to become an incel at this rate.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 May 2026
So that would be kind of one of the goals is to disassociate from being an incel and overcome that.
—Ryan Brennan
april 15, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Incel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incel. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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