"-cel" meaning in English

See -cel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: A clipping derived from incel. A highly-productive suffix; compare the more offensive -fag, which may have partly inspired it. First attested in c. late 2010s. Possibly influenced by honorific Japanese suffixes associated with anime and manga culture (as with 4chan suffix above), like -kun, -chan, etc. Etymology templates: {{lg|clipping}} clipping, {{etydate|c|late 2010s}} First attested in c. late 2010s Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=productive suffixes|cat3=|head=|id=}} -cel, {{en-suffix|cat2=productive suffixes}} -cel
  1. (incel slang) Denoting a type of incel (often through a stereotype). Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Incel community Related terms: -maxx, -pilled
    Sense id: en--cel-en-suffix-DuvPSYrl Disambiguation of Incel community: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (Internet slang, loosely, ironic) Used tongue-in-cheek for a wide range of effects unrelated to romance. Tags: Internet, broadly, ironic, morpheme
    Sense id: en--cel-en-suffix-9ecPsn6R
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          "text": "word + -cel → wordcel (“someone with high writing skills and verbal intelligence”)",
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        {
          "text": "theory + -cel → theorycel (“someone interested in extremely academic and abstract ideas”)",
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        {
          "ref": "2022 November 22, @EverydayWarren, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-09-29:",
          "text": "we're in our deep sleep arcs, we're such snoozepilled napcels.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2022 December 5, u/BaronDornier, “My mom asked me if I wanted some coffee and I said yes and she served me these tiny tiny cottagecore japanese cup that I don't know how to hold”, in Reddit, r/redscarepod, archived from the original on 2023-09-29:",
          "text": "I'm a full ceramicpilled coffeecel, going tiny mug mode rn",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 May 8, @Freyjihad, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-09-29:",
          "text": "I'm such a sandwichmaxxing lunchmoder. I'm a foodpilled hungrycel.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2023 June 28, u/Ok_Capital_2927, “everyone needs to shut the fuck up when they find something useful or cool”, in Reddit, r/redscarepod, archived from the original on 2023-09-29:",
          "text": "shushmaxxed secretcel",
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