-cel

A clipping derived from incel. A highly-productive suffix; compare -fag, which may have partly inspired it. First seen First attested in c. late 2010s.

-cel

1. (incel slang) Denoting a type of incel.

   ‎curry + ‎-cel → ‎currycel ("an Indian incel")

   ‎rice + ‎-cel → ‎ricecel ("an Asian incel")

   ‎gym + ‎-cel → ‎gymcel ("an incel who works out")

2. (Internet, loosely, often humorous) A suffix combined with an adjective or noun to form a word for a specific type of person, not necessarily incel, but nerdy or otherwise awkward or easily-mocked; often further used ironically and/or affectionately.

   ‎theory + ‎-cel → ‎theorycel ("an intellectual, particularly a pretentious one, sophist and/or midwit")

   ‎Sony + ‎-cel → ‎Sonycel ("a devoted fan to Sony products, particularly video games")

This highly-productive suffix is less controversial than -fag in more mainstream internet circles. The second sense especially is more often used in a tongue-in-cheek or affectionate tone than purely negative.

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɛl]
• Rhymes: -ɛl

-cel

1. (case suffix) assimilated harmonic variant of -val/-vel (“with”)

   perc (“minute”) → perccel (“with [a] minute”)