"shape rotator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shape rotators [plural]
Etymology: Referencing IQ tests in which one is tasked with mentally rotating 3D objects to gauge one's spatial intelligence. Head templates: {{en-noun}} shape rotator (plural shape rotators)
  1. (Internet slang) Someone with high mathematical and technical skills, often portrayed as rivals to the wordcels (who have stronger language and verbal skills). Tags: Internet Synonyms: numbercel, mathcel
    Sense id: en-shape_rotator-en-noun-vLBmLDTF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Much of America’s culture war can be cynically flattened and viewed through the lens of these two words; “woke” wordcels live in the land of philosophy and books and liberal colleges, clinging to ideals espoused in their precious books, tweeting about Wordle, while shape rotators are out here coding, building businesses, doing engineering, etc. etc.",
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