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Ton den Boon is the editor in chief of [[Van Dale's Great Dictionary of the Dutch language]]. In 2018 he became the first lexicographer to define the term "incel". Born in 1962, he studied at the University of Groningen and then worked for about a decade as a dictionary editor and communication advisor. He defined "incel" as: | Ton den Boon is the editor in chief of [[Van Dale's Great Dictionary of the Dutch language]]. In 2018 he became the first lexicographer to define the term "incel". Born in 1962, he studied at the University of Groningen and then worked for about a decade as a dictionary editor and communication advisor. He defined "incel" as: | ||
:# (gender-neutral countable noun) someone who lives an involuntarily celibate life; an acronym of "involuntary celibate".<ref>http://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> | |||