fakecel

English

Etymology

fake +‎ -cel.

Noun

fakecel (plural fakecels)

1. (incel slang) Someone who claims to be incel, despite having had some success in romance and dating.
   • 2018, NBC News, After Toronto attack, online misogynists praise suspect as 'new saint'‎^[1]:

     While some posters questioned whether Minassian, 25, was a “fakecel” — the term for someone whose average looks disqualifies him from community membership — most hailed him as a hero of the movement.

   • 2018, Daily Beast, Sympathy for the ‘Incel’‎^[2]:

     Thus Peterson was called a “fakecel.” No, Peterson says, that’s wrong. He definitely still is an incel. He is a part of the group. Where then does he now belong?

   • 2019, NPR Invisibilia, The End of Empathy‎^[3]:

     Shut the f*** up you fakecel (ph). Like, oh, well, if you had any experience, then you can get another one eventually.

   • 2020, Joshua A. Segalewitz, "'You Don’t Understand... It’s Not About Virginity': Sexual Markets, Identity Construction, and Violent Masculinity on an Incel Forum Board", thesis submitted to the University of Dayton, page 31:

     Others insist that race alone does not make someone an incel. For example, spicycurry says, “Arab men can get Indonesian/Pakistani/Back girls without a problem. If you only try for white girls then you are a fakecel.”

   • 2020, BBC, Toronto van attack: Inside the dark world of 'incels'‎^[4]:

     Anyone who successfully interacts with women is instantly branded a "fakecel" - meaning "fake incel".