decel

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decel

/ˈdiː.sɛl/ UK
/ˈdi.sɛl/ US

Rhymes with -iːsɛl

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Sense 2 is influenced by or derived via blend with incel.

noun decels

abbreviation, clipping, colloquial, countable, uncountable Clipping of deceleration Mountainhead plays out less like a drama between four tenuously connected, very rich friends, and more like a random word generator of tech and finance bro jargon – decel (deceleration, as in AI), p(doom) (the probability of an AI apocalypse), first principles.
Opposite: e/acc
colloquial, countable, uncountable Synonym of decelerationist. Beginning in summer 2022, such posters shared manifestos of an “e/acc” ideology squarely opposed to A.I. fearmongerers like the effective altruists and their fellow “decels” (aka “decelerationists”).
Similar: decelerationist · Opposite: e/acc

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"decel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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decel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decel

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"decel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decel.

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@misc{decel_2026,
  title = {decel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}