theorycel

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English

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Etymology

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From theory +‎ -cel.

Noun

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theorycel (plural theorycels)

  1. (Internet slang, derogatory) Someone (not necessarily an incel) interested in extremely academic and abstract ideas, but having little to no practical skills.
    • 2020 November 10, @Martposting, Twitter[1], archived from the original on 29 September 2023:
      theorycels trying not to use the word bourgeois in a tweet
    • 2021 January 5, Geoff Shullenberger, “(post title)”, in Outsider Theory[2], archived from the original on 2023-06-05:
      Theorycels in Trumpworld
    • 2022 January 24, Miles Klee, “The Depressing Rise of 'Wordcels' and 'Numbercels'”, in MEL Magazine[3], archived from the original on 2023-09-24:
      You can understand a "wordcel" to be an individual with significant training and expertise in the humanities, particularly reading and writing — a "theorycel" being the most heightened version, the cloistered pedant studying literally everything that pertains to their area of interest, yet unable to convert those ideas into practical realities.
    • 2022 September 1, @grecian_the, Twitter[4], archived from the original on 29 September 2023:
      rhythm footwork and timing at 230lbs because according to twitter training theorycels, i lack 'endurance and agility'
    • 2023 March 31, u/shangumdee, “Anon explains the technology behind AI”, in Reddit[5], r/4chan, archived from the original on 29 September 2023:
      Every sophisticatard thought basic jobs would automated so they could focus on useless art and theorycel ramblings no one was gonna read
    • 2023 July 17, @Wired73813850, Twitter[6], archived from the original on 29 September 2023:
      Your favourite twitter theorycel is, at best, half as well-read as you think he is. Probably more like 1/10th in most cases. Read old books, not tweets by 22-year-olds who read old books.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:theorycel.

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