Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-cel

/-sɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: -cel
IPA: /-sɛl/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Denoting a type of incel (often through a stereotype).

suffix

Used tongue-in-cheek for a wide range of effects unrelated to romance.

Example Sentences

"curry + -cel → currycel (“an Indian incel”)"
"rice + -cel → ricecel (“an East Asian incel”)"
"gym + -cel → gymcel (“an incel who works out”)"
"word + -cel → wordcel (“someone with high writing skills and verbal intelligence”)"
"theory + -cel → theorycel (“someone interested in extremely academic and abstract ideas”)"
"we're in our deep sleep arcs, we're such snoozepilled napcels."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Middle English voluntarie English voluntary English involuntarysyl. abbr. Latin caelebslbor. English -ate English celibatesyl. abbr. English incelclip. English -cel A clipping derived from incel. A highly-productive suffix; compare the more offensive -fag, which may have partly inspired it. First attested in c. late 2010s.

Origin

First known use: First attested in c. late 2010s

Inflected Forms

-cels (plural)

Phrases

-maxx -pilled

Frequently Paired Words

-maxx -pilled

Questions

How do you pronounce -cel?: The recorded pronunciation is /-sɛl/.
What does -cel mean?: Denoting a type of incel (often through a stereotype).
Where does -cel come from?: First known use: First attested in c. late 2010s.

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