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Online subculture
An incel (/ˈɪnsɛl/ IN-sel; a portmanteau of "involuntarily celibate"), is a member of an online subculture of mostly male and heterosexual people who
Incel
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Thesaurus:inceldom, incel, -incel, Wikisaurus:incel, or femcel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Incel (a portmanteau for involuntary celibates)
Incel_(disambiguation)
Terrorism motivated by the desire to punish women
sexual success with women in their personal lives have identified with the "incel" (lit. 'involuntary celibate') community, which also antagonizes men who
Misogynist_terrorism
Slang terms for men
adopted as a self-identifier by members of certain subcultures, such as incels (involuntary celibates), who feel they lack the necessary attraction traits
Alpha_and_beta_male
Controversial social news site subreddits
time, r/incels had around 40,000 subscribers. After r/Incels was banned, r/Braincels subsequently became the most popular subreddit for incels, gaining
Controversial Reddit communities
Controversial_Reddit_communities
Neologism from online manosphere communities
one's physical attractiveness. The term is a neologism which was coined on incel message boards in the 2010s. Previously, the phrase had limited usage on
Looksmaxxing
Topics referred to by the same term
free dictionary. FOID or foid may refer to: foid (incel term), a demeaning term for women in incel culture Firearm Owner's Identification, a FOID card
FOID
Internet music microgenre
Canadian Anti-Hate Network, not all artists and fans identify with the incel movement; however, they evoke the same themes of self-hate, hopelessness
Incelcore
Paper company in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Incel (Serbian Cyrillic: Инцел) was a company based in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, originally manufacturing cellulose, viscose and paper products
Incel_(company)
Internet slang suffix meaning to optimize or maximize something
where incel users promoted looksmaxxing language as helpful suggestions on "rate me" subreddits even after dedicated incel communities like r/Incels were
-maxxing
Collection of masculist and misogynistic websites and forums
Communities within the manosphere include men's rights activists (MRAs), incels (involuntary celibates), Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), pick-up artists
Manosphere
American online streamer (born 2005)
stated that he became interested in looksmaxxing—a term originating among incel messaging boards in the early 2010s, that describes the process of making
Clavicular_(influencer)
Metaphor for a choice of truth or illusion
male incels at the bottom. Adherents of the "black pill" believe it is impossible for unattractive men to escape this social hierarchy. Incels therefore
Red_pill_and_blue_pill
American slang term
Chad is a "Trixie". The 2010s meaning of the term has come into use in incel forums and as internet slang to refer to sexually active, supposedly genetically
Chad_(slang)
Slang for sycophancy
By the early 2010s, the term was adopted by members of the manosphere, incel, and Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW) forums. The term had sporadic usage
Simp
Vehicle-ramming attack in Ontario, Canada
labelled by some as misogynist terrorism because Minassian claimed to be an incel seeking revenge for perceived rejection by women, following the lead of
2018_Toronto_van_attack
2020 incel misogynist terrorist attack in Canada
classified the homicide as the country's first act of terrorism motivated by incel ideology. Forensic evidence from Sert's digital life showed that he had
2020_Toronto_machete_attack
Prejudice against, or hatred of, women
perception of themselves, incels in turn hate women, and believe that men are systematically discriminated against. Incels have a large network of male-orientated
Misogyny
2020 nonfiction book written by Laura Bates
Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How it Affects Us All is a 2020 nonfiction book written by Laura
Men Who Hate Women (Bates book)
Men_Who_Hate_Women_(Bates_book)
American media personality on incels
self-proclaimed representative of an incel community named incels.me. Certain media outlets describe Jack as a spokesperson for incels.me during April 2018, while
Jack_R._Peterson
Mass shooting in Georgia, U.S.
States Gun culture in the United States Immediate action rapid deployment Incel Murder–suicide Natural Born Killers copycat crimes Pseudocommando Suicide
2024 Apalachee High School shooting
2024_Apalachee_High_School_shooting
American economist and author (born 1959)
peers. In a controversial 2018 blog post on the incel movement, Hanson appeared to agree with the incel movement's likening of the distribution of job
Robin_Hanson
Shooting in Quebec, Canada
focused on pagan beliefs, fishing, and firearms. Hatfield was linked to incel subculture after a 104-page manifesto targeting women was found in a hotel
2026_Montreal_shooting
Terrorist attack in Glendale, Arizona
injuries. Hernandez, a 20-year-old from Peoria, Arizona who identified as an incel, told investigators he deliberately targeted couples because he felt bullied
2020 Westgate Entertainment District shooting
2020_Westgate_Entertainment_District_shooting
British-American mass murderer and terrorist (1991–2014)
his suicide, and his manifesto have been named as early influences on the incel and manosphere subculture. Born in London, Rodger relocated to California
Elliot_Rodger
Internet forum for suicide discussion
Joaquín Galante and Lamarcus Small describe themselves as incels and run a number of incel and manosphere related forums where members' discussions have
Sanctioned_Suicide
Term of veneration
behind! The term "secular saint" has also been used with reference to the incel community, which has been observed referring to mass-killer Elliot Rodger
Secular_saint
American television commentator
vote Republican. On MSNBC, Menendez said that such comments exhibited "big incel vibes." In September 2023, Menendez's father, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez
Alicia_Menendez
2021 mass shooting in Plymouth, England
and defeated by life" and said: "I wouldn't clarify [sic] myself as an incel but have talked to people similar to me who have had nothing but themselves
Plymouth_shooting
2022 film by Olivia Wilde
author Jordan Peterson, whom she called a "pseudo-intellectual hero to the incel community". Peterson rejected the characterization, but expressed interest
Don't_Worry_Darling
English actor (born 1995)
Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks (2022–2023). His character led a high-profile incel storyline, which earned the Best Storyline accolade at the 2023 British
Angus_Castle-Doughty
Purported form of oral posture training
widespread media coverage due to its virality on social media, especially in incel and looksmaxxing subcultures, and has been associated with "brain rot".
Mewing_(orthotropics)
American far-right political activist (born 1998)
advanced white nationalism and white supremacy, Christian nationalism, the incel subculture, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ views, and antisemitism including Holocaust
Nick_Fuentes
Anti-feminist male-separatist community
websites and online communities that also includes men's rights activists, incels, and pickup artists. The early members of MGTOW were largely politically
Men_Going_Their_Own_Way
2024-2025 film
characteristic of their relationship, Turner reads posts aloud from 4chan's incel board while Brooklyn works on a furry porn commission. Turner remembers
Castration_Movie
1999 mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
States Gun culture in the United States Immediate action rapid deployment Incel Murder–suicide Natural Born Killers copycat crimes Pseudocommando Suicide
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine_High_School_massacre
1989 mass shooting in Montreal, Canada
is at times cited as the first incel terrorist attack despite Lépine having not identified as an incel or expressed incel-related views. Individuals close
École_Polytechnique_massacre
Terrorist attacks in California, U.S.
including Rodger, identified themselves as "involuntary celibates" or "incels"; they discussed their difficulties with finding a romantic or sexual partner
2014_Isla_Vista_attacks
German-Kurdish firearms designer (c. 1993–2021)
Retrieved 29 October 2025. Parry, Tom (2 November 2023). "Jacob Duygu: Incel who mysteriously died unmasked as creator of world's most popular 3D-printed
Jacob_Duygu
Season of American television series
the incel community, Erik Perwin, who has begun embarking on a murder spree, targeting the people he believes never even gave him a chance. The incel community
FBI:_Most_Wanted_season_3
English actor (born 1973)
Awards. The series also started national conversations around violence, incel culture and online safety. Co-writer of the show, Jack Thorne, attended
Stephen_Graham
2002 film by Sam Raimi
2023). "'Who doesn't think they're an outsider?' David Fincher on hitmen, 'incels' and Spider-Man's 'dumb' origin story". The Guardian. "Chris Columbus Is
Spider-Man_(2002_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The blackpill is an ideology espoused by incels ("involuntary celibates"). Blackpill or Black Pill may also refer to: Blackpill
Blackpill_(disambiguation)
Swimming club in Banja Luka
Borac Incel Swimming Club, on Serbian "Plivacki klub Borac". Archived from the original on 2010-07-03. (Serbian Cyrillic: Пливачки клуб Бopaц) is a swimming
Borac_Incel_Swimming_Club
2020 thriller novel by Lisa Jewell
science. After losing his job due to a claim of sexism, he find himself on incel websites before deciding to try socializing and entering the dating scene
Invisible_Girl_(novel)
2019 child murder in New York, U.S.
with online harassment by incels for at least two years, although police said they were not aware of ties between the incel movement and Clark's murder
Murder_of_Bianca_Devins
2020 book by Kate Manne
such as nagging, the neglect of women’s medical pain, mass shootings by incels, and the societal perception of women as “unelectable”. The book critiques
Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women
Entitled:_How_Male_Privilege_Hurts_Women
2019 novel by Ben Elton
satire of identity politics: the novel's characters include transgender, incel and other contentious identities. Ward, Mary (14 April 2019). "'We're all
Identity_Crisis_(novel)
2024 novel by Jason Pargin
discuss their lives, frustrations, and views on other people. Abbott endorses incel beliefs about women having it easier in the modern world than men, which
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
I'm_Starting_to_Worry_About_This_Black_Box_of_Doom
Fictional character from ''Hollyoaks''
dealing with her son Mason Chen-Williams' (Frank Kauer) involvement in an incel chatroom, being fired from her job, the breakdown of her relationship with
Honour_Chen-Williams
Anonymous imageboard website
the cause of incels' problems, was popularized on the subsection. The perpetrator of the Toronto van attack referenced 4chan and an incel rebellion in
4chan
2019 film by Todd Phillips
the incel community,[additional citation(s) needed] Christina Newland of The Guardian concludes that Fleck is not an incel, but wrote that incels are
Joker_(2019_film)
Asian-American subculture
ideology. Some writers have also compared supporters of the movement to the incel community, referring to them as "ricecels". According to Liu, MRAsians desire
MRAsians
"Plymouth shooting suspect Jake Davison liked gun videos and talked about 'incel' in weeks before attack". Sky News. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original
List of major crimes in the United Kingdom
List_of_major_crimes_in_the_United_Kingdom
Canadian filmmaker (born 1994)
Castration Movie series, the film consists of two segments titled “Chapter i: Incel Superman” and “Chapter ii: Traps Swan Princess". Castration Movie Anthology
Louise_Weard
Canadian mass murderer (1964–1989)
massacre has been suggested as the first incel terrorist attack. Lepine is viewed as a hero by certain incels and men's rights activists. Others wondered
Marc_Lépine
Person pessimistic or fatalistic about global problems
change, becoming Internet slang for pessimism while overlapping with the incel subculture and blackpill. Malthusians like Paul R. Ehrlich, Guy McPherson
Doomer
British filmmaker
Much of Zand's work focuses on the manosphere and toxic masculinity and incel-culture such as looksmaxxing and "gooning" (excessive pornography consumption)
Ben_Zand
American media personality (born 1981)
Alt-lite Alt-right pipeline Boogaloo movement DezNat Identitarian movement Incel Manosphere Men Going Their Own Way Neo-nationalism Paleolibertarianism QAnon
Tila_Tequila
3D-printable firearm
anti-State violence. The report further claims he described his life as an incel and spoke of his desire to travel to Southeast Asia or commit suicide. Myanmar:
FGC-9
from African-American Vernacular English, Black queer ball culture, and incel culture. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Glossary_of_2020s_slang
2021 film by Eamon O'Rourke
activism and incel ideology. The film has been described as having a B-movie vibe as it portrays this group of radical feminists taking on incels and the patriarchy
Asking_for_It_(film)
2024 short story collection by Tony Tulathimutte
Several publications have investigated the book's possible status as an incel novel, while others have used terms like terminally online and brain rot
Rejection (short story collection)
Rejection_(short_story_collection)
2019 film
filmmakers researched online communities of self-described "red pillers" and "incels" in order to make their character realistic and relatable. Lambert and Varkle
Cuck_(film)
American political advisor (born 1985)
Alt-lite Alt-right pipeline Boogaloo movement DezNat Identitarian movement Incel Manosphere Men Going Their Own Way Neo-nationalism Paleolibertarianism QAnon
Stephen_Miller
Mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
self-radicalized, adopting and promoting white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and incel ideologies, and posting hateful comments against women, Jews and racial
2023 Allen, Texas, mall shooting
2023_Allen,_Texas,_mall_shooting
School shooting in Aztec, New Mexico
Law Center arguing the shooting was motivated by far-right extremism and incel ideology, while the sheriff's office stated that there was no evidence the
2017 Aztec High School shooting
2017_Aztec_High_School_shooting
2024 murders of two women in Istanbul
identified themselves as Turkish incels. Following the murder, provocative and supportive posts were made by incel groups. Upon this, the chief public
Murders of Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner
Murders_of_Ayşenur_Halil_and_İkbal_Uzuner
School shooting in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México
Shortly before the shooting, he posted content on Instagram relating to the incel subculture, suggesting a motive, along with multiple self-recorded photographs
2026 Lázaro Cárdenas school shooting
2026_Lázaro_Cárdenas_school_shooting
1999 film by the Wachowskis
discussion forums for right-wing topics such as Gamergate, white supremacy, incel subculture and QAnon. As of 2021, the verb "pill" and suffix "-pilled" had
The_Matrix
British spy thriller TV series (2022–present)
identifies the shooter as Rob Trew, a Gimball supporter radicalised on incel forums and recruited by his likely killer. Shirley saves Roddy from being
Slow_Horses
Index of articles associated with the same name
Yanbin; Yu, Tony; Zhu, Lupei; Zhang, Junfeng; Wen, Jianguo; Gasc, Julien; Incel, Sarah; Schubnel, Alexandre; Li, Ziyu; Chen, Tao; Liu, Wenlong; Prakapenka
Southern_Tibet
Social advocacy movement
ISBN 978-1-49-852617-3 – via Google Books. Ging, Debbie (2019). "Alphas, Betas, and Incels: Theorizing the Masculinities of the Manosphere". Men and Masculinities
Men's_rights_movement
2020 documentary on incel culture
2020 direct-to-streaming documentary directed by Alex Lee Moyer, about the incel and Frogtwitter subcultures in the United States. The title is an Internet-slang
TFW_No_GF
School shooting in Tennessee, U.S.
"mentalcel", defined as "someone who identifies as an involuntary celibate (incel) on the basis of an intellectual or learning disability". He also appeared
2025 Antioch High School shooting
2025_Antioch_High_School_shooting
2025 murder in Malaysia
groups condemned the murder, claiming that the attack was motivated by the incel subculture and femicide. Activist Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam, founder and
Murder_of_Yap_Shing_Xuen
Social concept
Incel communities have applied pretty privilege on a larger ideological scale, considering physical beauty a critical factor for men. Most incels identify
Pretty_privilege
American mass murderer (born 1998)
labels such as "le /pol/ face". The Chudjak is also known throughout the Incel community/incelcore community. "The manifesto's author said their anger
Patrick_Crusius
2023 film by Bertrand Bonello
house-sitting for an architect's lavish home. In this incarnation Louis is an incel and stalker, who makes videos complaining that women do not notice him.
The_Beast_(2023_film)
2022 mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
States Gun culture in the United States Immediate action rapid deployment Incel Murder–suicide Natural Born Killers copycat crimes Pseudocommando Suicide
Uvalde_school_shooting
British actress
2023). "Galatea by Madeline Miller audiobook review – literature's first incel". The Guardian. White, George (4 September 2024). "His Dark Materials' Ruth
Ruth_Wilson
2022 assault in San Francisco, California
Alt-lite Alt-right pipeline Boogaloo movement DezNat Identitarian movement Incel Manosphere Men Going Their Own Way Neo-nationalism Paleolibertarianism QAnon
Attack_on_Paul_Pelosi
Litter box hoax Transvestigation Finger pinching Gamergate Ideology in incel communities Larries / Gaylors Satanic panic Soy and masculinity Energy,
List_of_conspiracy_theories
Abdullah escapes deadly attack". 6 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2025. "Was The Tsuyama Massacre Japan's First Proto-Incel Incident?". unseen-japan.com.
List of mass shootings by death toll
List_of_mass_shootings_by_death_toll
Mass shooting in Pennsylvania, U.S.
has since widely been discussed online by the incel movement. He is considered one of the first incel killers. List of rampage killers in the United
2009 Collier Township shooting
2009_Collier_Township_shooting
Irish-Canadian white nationalist podcaster (born 1966)
Alt-lite Alt-right pipeline Boogaloo movement DezNat Identitarian movement Incel Manosphere Men Going Their Own Way Neo-nationalism Paleolibertarianism QAnon
Stefan_Molyneux
Far-right American website
Alt-lite Alt-right pipeline Boogaloo movement DezNat Identitarian movement Incel Manosphere Men Going Their Own Way Neo-nationalism Paleolibertarianism QAnon
The_Unz_Review
2012 mass shooting in Connecticut, US
States Gun culture in the United States Immediate action rapid deployment Incel Murder–suicide Natural Born Killers copycat crimes Pseudocommando Suicide
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy_Hook_Elementary_School_shooting
American political conference
Alt-lite Alt-right pipeline Boogaloo movement DezNat Identitarian movement Incel Manosphere Men Going Their Own Way Neo-nationalism Paleolibertarianism QAnon
America First Political Action Conference
America_First_Political_Action_Conference
2024 studio album by Geordie Greep
listener." The Sydney Morning Herald declared of The New Sound that "the incel era finally has its first classic album", detailing how Greep "skewers"
The_New_Sound
Suburb of Plymouth, Devon
undetermined, although his online activity made multiple references to the incel subculture. An inquest jury found the 5 people were "unlawfully killed"
Keyham,_Plymouth
Pharmaceutical drug
Biricodar (INN, codename VX-710, brand name Incel) was a pharmaceutical drug under development by Vertex Pharmaceuticals to help treat antineoplastic
Biricodar
2018 mass shooting in Florida, U.S.
States Gun culture in the United States Immediate action rapid deployment Incel Murder–suicide Natural Born Killers copycat crimes Pseudocommando Suicide
Parkland_high_school_shooting
Political party in the United States
Alt-lite Alt-right pipeline Boogaloo movement DezNat Identitarian movement Incel Manosphere Men Going Their Own Way Neo-nationalism Paleolibertarianism QAnon
Anti-Communist_Action
Research paradigm in behavioural genetics
especially for males. In the 21st century, incels have applied biological determinism to dating and relationships. Incels primarily subscribe to the "black pill"
Biological_determinism
Anti-democratic, reactionary philosophy
Alt-lite Alt-right pipeline Boogaloo movement DezNat Identitarian movement Incel Manosphere Men Going Their Own Way Neo-nationalism Paleolibertarianism QAnon
Dark_Enlightenment
Social value from sexual attractiveness
bottom half of this scale is labelled a sub-5, and a person at the bottom an incel. Raters on these online manosphere or incelosphere platforms utilize the
Sexual_capital
Irish writer and academic (born 1984)
which discusses the role of the internet in the rise of the alt-right and incel movements. Nagle describes the alt-right as a dangerous movement but also
Angela_Nagle
Mass shooting in Oregon, U.S.
critiqued other mass killers. Harper-Mercer used language associated with the incel subculture. He expressed admiration for Elliot Rodger, the misogynist mass
2015 Umpqua Community College shooting
2015_Umpqua_Community_College_shooting
Debunked conspiracy theory about alleged child sex ring
Litter box hoax Transvestigation Finger pinching Gamergate Ideology in incel communities Larries / Gaylors Satanic panic Soy and masculinity Energy,
Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory
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Want of celebrity or distinction; obscurity.