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... But we lost out to "toxic" instead:
The Oxford Dictionary chose a more familiar word as it’s word of the year: “toxic.” Why? According to University of Chicago linguist Jason Riggle, Oxford saw a 45-percent spike in searches for “toxic” this year. But its usage has expanded beyond “toxic gas” and “toxic chemicals,” says Riggle, to include metaphorical usage in expressions like “toxic masculinity,” “toxic relationship” and “toxic culture.”
Oxford’s short list included the word “incel,” which it defines as “a member of an online community of young men who consider themselves unable to attract women sexually” – an involuntary celibate.
https://news.wttw.com/2018/12/27/nomophobia-incel-toxic-2018-words-year
Being "toxic" > being "incel" in 2018.
@Ritalincel prepare your soyfaces.
But on a serious note, I can accept Oxford's definition of incel. At least nothing in the definition claims we are "misogynistic" or "a hate group" or other nonsense.
The Oxford Dictionary chose a more familiar word as it’s word of the year: “toxic.” Why? According to University of Chicago linguist Jason Riggle, Oxford saw a 45-percent spike in searches for “toxic” this year. But its usage has expanded beyond “toxic gas” and “toxic chemicals,” says Riggle, to include metaphorical usage in expressions like “toxic masculinity,” “toxic relationship” and “toxic culture.”
Oxford’s short list included the word “incel,” which it defines as “a member of an online community of young men who consider themselves unable to attract women sexually” – an involuntary celibate.
https://news.wttw.com/2018/12/27/nomophobia-incel-toxic-2018-words-year
Being "toxic" > being "incel" in 2018.
@Ritalincel prepare your soyfaces.
But on a serious note, I can accept Oxford's definition of incel. At least nothing in the definition claims we are "misogynistic" or "a hate group" or other nonsense.
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