"fakecel" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fakecel.wav Forms: fakecels [plural]
Etymology: From fake + -cel. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fake|cel}} fake + -cel Head templates: {{en-noun}} fakecel (plural fakecels)
  1. (incel slang) Someone who claims to be incel, despite having had some success in romance and dating. Categories (topical): Incel community

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The following expressions recur with particular frequency: \"Looksmaxing\" (the business of personal self-improvement and cosmetic surgery); \"NEET\" (\"Not in education, employment, or training\"); \"LDAR\" (\"Lay Down and Rot\"); \"AWALT\" (\"All Women Are Like That\"); \"Roped\" (to have committed suicide) \"Statusmaxx\" (to make more money); \"Manlet\" (a short incel); \"Volcel\" (voluntary celibate); \"Marcels\" (married incels); and \"Fakecels\" (those who falsely claim to be an incel).",
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