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• GrammarPolice@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, but ok

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  • stevedice@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes. You don’t get to redefine a word just because you don’t like it. Incel does and always did mean that.

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    • GrammarPolice@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh please. Using Wikipedia as a source while knowing entries are provided by individuals. Here’s all of Wiktionary’s definitions of the word.

      A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.

      (rare) An individual who is not sexually active despite having such a desire. Synonyms: Thesaurus:incel

      (uncountable, seduction community, informal) “Involuntary celibacy”: the state of being not sexually active despite wishing to be.

      Incel is not a gendered word. Even females can be incels.

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      • stevedice@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Did you somehow miss the 239 references saying you’re wrong?

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