Glossary of Terms
| Term | Definition | Associated Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | male figure who is perceived as confident and attractive, considered superior to a “beta. Chads are considered to be Alphas | Beta Chad |
| Becky | a female who is secondary to Stacys with regards to looks and social status, considered to be more attainable | Stacy |
| Beta | an average male who is subordinate to Alphas in terms of access to sexual intimacy, considered to be inferior within societal hierarchy | Alpha |
| Black pill | the more nihilistic perspective of red-pilling, black-pilled incels believe societal structure will never change and that there is no hope of them achieving sexual or romantic intimacy, regardless of personal improvement through increased exercise or plastic surgery | LDAR Roping |
| Blue pill | remaining ignorant to the truth according to the incel worldview, i.e. the opposite of red-pilling | Cope |
| Chad | considered the prototype of an attractive male, usually white. Different terminology used for “Chads” in other ethnic groups | “Tyrone” in the Black community “Chang” in the Asian community |
| -cel | suffix denoting involuntary celibate, with added prefix denoting condition leading to celibacy | “Currycel” to refer to Indian male “Ricecel” to refer to Asian male |
| Cope | a coping mechanism, may refer to rejecting unpleasant truth in favor of a kinder one, may also be used to refer to strategies for self-improvement; e.g., using plastic surgery to improve physical appearance may be referred to as a “cope” | |
| Fakecel | person claiming to be an incel who does not meet the criteria; i.e., is not a virgin or has been in a relationship | |
| Foid | a term used to describe women as a group; a shortening of female-humanoid. Implies that women are not fully human. | |
| Gymmaxx | attempting to improve physical characteristics through exercising | Looksmaxx -maxxing |
| LDAR | acronym for Lie Down and Rot; considered to be one of the only options available to incels who are “blackpilled” | Roping Black pill |
| Lookism | discrimination based on physical appearance | |
| Looksmaxx | attempting to improve physical characteristics, often through plastic surgery such as facial implants | Gymmaxx -maxxing |
| -maxxing | attempting to improve an aspect of oneself with the goal of obtaining sexual intimacy | Looksmaxx Gymmaxx Red pill |
| -mogging | being dominated by another person | |
| NEET | acronym for Not in Education, Employment, or Training; replaced previous terminology of “status zero”. Derogatory term | |
| Normie | an average person with regard to looks and personality; on a continuum, is considered to be between a Chad and an incel with regards to sexual desirability, social status, and physical appearance | |
| -pill | Derived from the Matrix movies and refers to a spectrum of philosophies or world views. Used in many alt-right communities with specific definitions as applied to the incel community | Red pill blue pill Black pill |
| Red pill | generally refers to any kind of political awakening. Within the incel community, it refers to becoming aware of the existence of a sexual hierarchy in which most men are not considered desirable by societal standards. Red-pillers believe that they can improve their looks and become part of the community of men who do obtain sexual satisfaction by using exercise and plastic surgery to become similar to Chads | Chad Alpha -maxxing |
| Roping | a term referring to suicide within the incel community | LDAR Black pill |
| Suifuel | short for “suicide fuel”, used to refer to something contributing to depression or suicidality | |
| Stacy | female equivalent to Chad. Prototypically attractive female, most often white and blonde. Considered to have elevated social status | Chad |
| Volcel | voluntary celibate |
Note. Adapted from References 1 and 67.