nigcel
English
Etymology
nig + -cel.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɪɡsɛl/, [ˈnɪɡˌsɛɫ]
Noun
nigcel (countable and uncountable, plural nigcels)
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) A black person who is involuntarily celibate.[1]
- "After thousands & thousands of comments from nigcels objectifying & villainizing me I’ve come to the conclusion that I no longer have the capacity to have empathy for cis straight black men."[2]
- "Nigcel is a play on the word incel, which stands for “involuntary-celibate.” This term refers to a subculture of men who are typically white males."[3]
- "They’re often characterized by resentment, misogyny, misanthropy, self-pity and self-loathing, racism, a sense of entitlement to sex, and the endorsement of violence against sexually active people.” I was becoming that, but the Black version. A Nigcel."[4]
- "Nigcels were being described as a particular type of Black “man”. He, in the logic offered in the room, is one that could be rehabilitated out of their violent ideology. Nigcels are a radicalized Black man, not a “real” or “good” Black “man”."[5]
References
- nigcel at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Bogetić, Ksenija (2022-06-01), “Race and the language of incels: Figurative neologisms in an emerging English cryptolect”, in English Today, Cambridge University Press, archived from the original on 2022-06-08, pages 1-11
- Brown, Ann (2021-09-13), “What Is A Bullet Bag? Inside The New Liberal Smear Against Black Men”, in The Moguldom Nation, archived from the original on 2021-10-11, retrieved 2022-08-22
- Spence, Sade (2020-11-19), “What is a Nigcel?”, in StayHipp.com, archived from the original on 2021-11-21, retrieved 2022-08-22
- Fritz, Stanley (2021-03-11), “I Almost Became an Nigcel Because I Couldn't Get a Girlfriend”, in Let's Not Be Trash, archived from the original on 2022-04-29, retrieved 2022-08-22
- Misandrynoir (2021-03-01), “Our Obsession with Redeeming Men”, in Medium, archived from the original on 2021-03-03, retrieved 2022-08-22