"currycel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌ.ɹiˌsɛl/ [UK] Forms: currycels [plural]
Etymology: From curry + -cel, referencing the stereotype of curry as a staple of Indian cuisine. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|curry|cel}} curry + -cel Head templates: {{en-noun}} currycel (plural currycels)
  1. (incel slang, ethnic slur) An incel of South Asian (especially Indian) heritage. Tags: ethnic, slur Categories (topical): Incel community

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2018 September, Shannon ZImmerman, Luisa Ryan, David Duriesmith, “Recognizing the Violent Extremist Ideology of ‘Incels’”, in Women In International Security Policy Brief, page 4:",
          "text": "Smaller groups of “Ricels”^([sic]) and “Currycels” representing East and South Asian incels exist, and explicitly tie their celibacy to preference for whiteness in society.",
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          "text": "Currycel teen, extreme manlet (5'5 3/4 but I say 5'6 so I can make myself seem taller), incel because I am curry in the west, and if you are ethnic in the west you are fucked unless you can pass as either white, latino or black."
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