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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
ChadBecky 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
RopingBlue 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 maleCope 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
-maxxingLDAR acronym for Lie Down and Rot; considered to be one of the only options available to incels who are “blackpilled” Roping
Black pillLookism 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 pillRed 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
-maxxingRoping a term referring to suicide within the incel community LDAR
Black pillSuifuel 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.
Static Target of bullying Legacy token such as a manifesto History of rejection Leakage of intent to commit violence to a third party History of violence Dynamic Academic decline Authority conflict Hardened thoughts/level of incel indoctrination Fantasy rehearsal Hopelessness Poor social support Fame-seeking Lack of romantic relationship Poor anger outlets Poor self-esteem Access to firearms Note. Adapted from Ref. 1.
