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    3 hours ago

    I think in this case the origin of “-cel” is a portmanteau, but its usage has shifted to a suffix. “Codecel” isn’t a portmanteau of “coder celibate”, it’s become a mockery of incels to use it as a suffix for “loser who’s obsessed with this thing”.