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/Sounds like "een" (as in "eagle") + "SEHL" (as in "set")/

Meaning

Short for "involuntary celibate": a man who cannot find a romantic partner and blames women and society rather than looking inward. The term is now closely associated with toxic online communities where resentment is cultivated into a full identity and shared worldview.

Examples

That guy is all incel talk, says all women are the same.

Don't fall into that mindset, focus on working on yourself instead.

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Regional synonyms

In Colombia, to chicken out at the last moment and fail to follow through on something promised or planned. It describes whoever loses their nerve right when it's time to act, after saying they would.