This thread will contain in-depth definitions, grammar rules and use cases for the wide-spread (and not so wide-spread) looksmax/incelosphere/4chan terms.
139 definitions (48acronyms, 85 terms/phrases, 14 suffixes/prefixes) as of last edit.
ACRONYMS:
JFL
Just Fucking LOL
example: "jfl at this normie" means "just fucking laughing out loud at this normie"
DNR
Did Not Read
example: in a heightmaxxing guide, "massai jumps" (which are cope) are mentioned, a user replies "dnr after massai jumps" meaning he stopped reading after seeing massai jumps were mentioned, which lowered the guide's credibility and it's reading worth.
LM
Looksmax.
example: LM community = Looksmaxxing community
BP
Blackpill.
KHHV
Kissless, hugless, handholdless, virgin.
A person who has never kissed, hugged (in a romantic context), held hands (also in a romantic context) and has never had sex. A celibate by definition.
May be used partially in certain contexts. For example "my friend is a kv (kissless virgin)".
A KV would usually be someone who got close but never actually got into a relationship, having went thru the stage of holding hands and hugging but not to kissing or intercourse.
BS
Can either mean "bullshit" or "bone smashing". (depending on who you ask both are the same lol)
GTFIH
Get The Fuck In here.
Usually written in the title of interesting stories or high effort guides.
Examples: "i punched my teacher STORYTIME GTFIH" or "HIGH EFFORT SOFTMAXXING GUIDE GTFIH"
NT/ND
Neurotypical/Neurodivergent.
"nt behavior" refers to behavior accepted by society and it standards. "nd behavior" would be behavior that outs you as an autist or blackpiller
GL
Can either mean "Good Luck" or "Good Looking".
examples:
- "gl with becky man" means "good luck with becky man"
- "only gl people don't suffer in this world" means "only good looking people don't suffer in this world"
PSL
PUAHate.com, SlutHate.com, lookism.net.
PSL rating/score reffers to a facial attractiveness scale from 0 to 8
A PSL rating of exactly 0 and exactly 8 is impossible.
PUA
Pick-Up Artist.
Usually hated by blackpillers as they often lie to incels to sell pick up courses. An example of a lie they often tell incels that the reason they can't find a mate is that they aren't confident enough, when studies show perceived confidence is often linked to physical aspects (most of which genetic)
LDAR
Lay Down And Rot.
Sitting in your bed and just wasting time.
Same thing as bedrotting.
SMV
Sexual Market Value
Your worth in the dating space. Usually determined by looks, height and status.
A good looking lawyer has higher SMV than a balding janitor.
- Oliver O'Connor has one of the highest SMV's on earth. Being approximately 6'7, chadlite and very rich.
LMS
Looks, Money and Status.
See meaning of status in TERMS chapter.
ER
Elliot Rodger, some people will capitalise the ER in ovER or other words as a "funny" nod to Elliot Rodger. Perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista Attacks. Was active on PUAHate.com.
IOI
Indicator Of Interest
Flirtatious "Hints"
example: "even if u do get together with her she will give chad ioi's whether u like it or not' means
"even if u do get together she'll flirt with good looking men whether u like it or not"
UEE
Upper eyelid exposure.
How much of your upper eyelid is visible, ideally very little or none
CT
Canthal Tilt.
Angle between your outer eye and inner eye, ideally neutral or positive
IPD
Inter-Pupilary Distance.
Distance between your pupils (duh)
FWHR
Facial Width to Height Ratio.
bizygomatic width divided by middle of eyebrow to upper lip, ideally 1.8+
PFL
Palpebral Fissure Length.
Eye length, ideally 3x eye height.
ESR
Eye Separation Ratio.
IPD divided by bizygomatic width, ideally 0.45-0.47
DIY
Do It Yourself.
Refers to cosmetic procedures you can do at home.
NEET
Not in Education, Employment or Training.
A person who is not a student, employed or in military/police training.
DYOR
Do Your Own Research.
PTR
Post To Rep Ratio.
Reputation divided by the number of Posts/Messages, this represents the average amount of rep each one of your posts gets. Having a high PTR represents you as a user that posts worthwhile content. (or are a repfarmer)
HGH/GH
Human Growth Hormone.
GP
Growth Plates
AI
Aromatase Inhibitors.
LL/LLS
Limb Lengthening Surgery.
UUDD
Up-Up-Down-Down
A fake looksmaxxing method to "reduce upper eyelid exposure", promoted by babystickley and other softmax grifters. Copium (see meaning of copium in TERMS chapter)
(TO) LARP
Live Action Role-Play.
Synonym with "To pretend".
example: "ur 15 why are u larping puahate" means "ur 15 why are u pretending to have been active on puahate" (because puahate was closed in 2014, them being 15 in 2026 puts them at around 3 years old when puahate shut down, which means they couldn't have been active on forums during that time)
HIQ
High IQ.
GG
Good Game.
Same meaning as "It's over." (see meaning of phrase in TERMS chapter)
Originates from the phrase/acronym used when a match in a video game is over.
BF/BF%
Bodyfat percentage. Depending on context BF may also just mean "boyfriend".
ONS
One Night Stand.
RL
Relationship/Real-Life.
ROI
Return On Investment.
"Teeth whitening strips have high ROI cuz the effect is noticeable and u only have to do them once a couple weeks" = "Teeth whitening strips are worth it because the positive effect is noticeable and it isn't high maintenance"
JB
Jailbait.
An underage female who looks way older than they are. The term "jail-bait" stems from the fact that their adult appearance may fool actual adults into engaging in sexual activities with them, which would be illegal and get them into jail.
DWBI
Dont Worry 'Bout It.
FAH
Final Adult Height.
AMOG
Alpha Male Of the Group.
Best looking male from a group.
BOTB
Best Of The Best.
Usually refers to .org or other sites subforums for their best guides.
(Nutria exclusive acronym subcategory)
HTR
Had To Read
Nutria's equivalent of BOTB.
IO
It's over. (see meaning of phrase in TERMS chapter)
LOS
Left On Seen.
YGMI/WGMI
You're/We're gonna make it.
Motivational phrase.
SAI
Such An Incel. (see incel meaning in TERMS chapter)
For more terms used only on nutria, see https://nutria.onl/threads/nutria-onl-wiki.22/
TERMS/PHRASES:
FOID/FEMOID/FEMINOID
Female humanoid. A derogatory word for women.
****
Male humanoid. A derogatory word for men (very unused other than fake femcels on tiktok)
GREY/GREYCEL/GRAY/GRAYCEL
Unknowledgeable person within the general blackpill space
Originates from having a grey username on forums (usually under 500 posts on most)
People will usually not call out greys unless they spam misinformation and misuse terms.
On incels.is, they often use GrAYcel (to call you a greycel and gay at the same time, mega epic own on their end)
LOOKSMAXXING
Maximizing your looks.
SOFTMAXXING/HARDMAXXING
Looksmaxxing thru soft (non-surgical) or hard (surgical) methods.
ASCEND
To massively improve your looks.
BASE
Your face before ascension.
(IT'S) OVER
A phrase which expresses that a situation is unresolvable.
examples:
- "my crush just chose chad over me, it's so over jfl"
- "i got into a car crash and my face is deformed, gg its over"
CELIBACY
Not partaking in sexual/romantic activities.
INCEL
Involuntary Celibate
A person who has never indulged in romantic/sexual experiences but wishes to.
For other types of cels/celibates, see SUFFIXES/PREFIXES chapter
FAKECEL
A person who pretends to be involuntarily celibate.
It doesn't necessarily mean this person isn't celibate, however they aren't celibate involuntarily, they may be celibate due to their high standards or other factors.
INCELOSPHERE
The online incel community as a whole.
TALES
A fake story.
example: "a girl told me she liked me" and someone replies "tales", meaning that they think the story is fake
MANLET
A short person
For other types of -lets, see SUFFIXES/PREFIXES chapter
MOGGING
Comes from AMOG. Basically if you were in a group with the people you are mogging, you would be the AMOG.
"I mog you" = "In a group of 2 with me and you, i'd be the AMOG"
Other types of mogging explained in SUFFIXES/PREFIXES chapter
MIRIN
Short for admiring
Examples:
- replying "mirin" under a gym progress post or a high effort thread/guide to show appreciation for their dedication
NORMIE/NORMGROID
A person unaware or with very limited knowledge about the blackpill, usually at least moderately good looking, not having experienced the worse effects of lookism in society.
May be used in other communities as well to refer to those not a part of the community.
LOW/HIGH INHIB
Low/High Inhibition.
Inhibition = mental restraint of doing what you want.
For example high inhib people struggle with talking to women, they are afraid of doing what they want because of possible consequences that in most cases aren't even real.
BUMP
Written on good threads to "bump" them back at the top of the forum list.
SLAY
Synonym with having sex. In certain contexts it means having it very often with loads of different women.
JESTER
A person who makes a fool of themselves for social attention. A person who jestermaxxes all the time.
JESTERING/JESTERMAXXING
Making a fool of yourself for social attention. The act of being a jester.
HYMEN
The hymen is the part that can tear in women's vaginas when they have intercourse for the first time. (Although they can accidentally tear it prematurely during other activities or not tear at all during first time sex)
In looksmax slang, hymen on a profile or a thread means you were the first one there, as if you tore it's hymen or took it's virginity. "Hymen" is just a (shitty) running gag. Many users enjoy trolling greys and telling them it comes from "hi-man" as a greeting for newgens.
CHAD/STACY/STACEY
Very goodlooking person (chad - Male, stacy/stacey - Female)
In a rating context, this is the highest rating one can get (if we ignore the "giga" ratings)
"jordan barrett is a chad"
In a social commentary context, it just means attractive person, which could mean as low as HMTN/HMTB
"you have to humiliate yourself for women, while chad just fucks whatever he sees with ease"
in this context, Jacob Elordi could be chad, due to him being 6'5 with a good body, despite his face being at max lmtn.
SUBHUMAN
A very bad looking person, in a rating context, this is the lowest rating one can get.
BECKY
In a social commentary context, it means below average-average looking female, usually meaning somewhere between LTB and MTB
For rating context, see below
(TRUE) ADAM/EVE
A theoretical person with the perfect face for the respective gender (adam - male, eve - female).
Originates from The Bible.
May also be used with the -lite suffix to refer to a person that has a near-perfect face.
ALPHA
Masculine man
BETA
Weak man
BETABUX/BETABUXX
When a man provides for a woman that usually wouldn't be with him due to his poor looks/height, implying she's only with him for the money.
Bonus:
AF/BF - Alpha Fucks, Beta Buxx. Refers to a woman that was fucked by alpha's and then settles down with a beta. For example: single moms who fuck chad then settle down with some manlet who raises another man's child.
MEWING
Correct tongue posture, holding your tongue against your upper pallette.
ORG/.ORG
Looksmax.org
.IS
Incels.is
.COM
forum.looksmaxxing.com
RATINGS
- Chad/Stacy (6-8 PSL)
- Chadlite/Stacylite (5.5-6 PSL)
- High Tier Normie/Becky, referred to as HTN (4.5-5.5 PSL)
- Mid Tier Normie/Becky, referred to as MTN (3-4.5 PSL)
- Low Tier Normie/Becky, referred to as LTN (1.5-3 PSL)
- Subhuman (0.25-1.5 PSL)
For each rating (even the ones that already contain a tier level in them) there are 3 subtiers ranging from low, mid and high. A rating with an unspecified subtier just means the mid of that rating. Examples:
- LLTN (Low LTN, Low Low Tier Normie, around 1.5-2 PSL)
- HTN (Mid HTN, Mid High Tier Normie, around 4.8-5.1 PSL)
- HMTN (High MTN, around 4-4.5 PSL)
NORMIE SCALE
A person's attractiveness rated from 0-10.
5 is average (LTN-LMTN)
The normie scale is much more subjective however, as it is based on the rater's preferences, rather than scientific ratios and such.
FAILO
Genetic flaw in one's appearance that they cannot change without surgery. Worst failos include: Negative CT, Wide/Near IPD, etc.
DIMO/DIMORPHISM
How "gender-specific" something is.
- high male dimo = masculine
- low male dimo = feminine
- high female dimo = feminine
- low female dimo = masculine
NEWGENS
New generation of people to a community.
Depending on context can mean they are new to that specific forum, or the lm/bp community in general.
NECROPOSTING
Replying to old threads that haven't been replied to for a long period of time.
ROIDS
Steroids.
T/TEST
Testosterone.
PEPS
Peptides.
PINNING
To start injecting steroids/hgh/whatever-else
ORTHO
Can either be used as "Orthopedical appliances/procedures" or "Orthopedist".
ASPIE
Comes from "Asperger's syndrome", means an autistic person.
R0PE/R0PEMAXXING/SUI
Synonym with committing s**cide (NEVER R0PE)
ONEITIS
A person's one true love
HALO EFFECT
Refers to attractive people being perceived as nicer and more trustworthy.
Having (x) Halo
Having (x) positive trait that can make you more attractive despite failos.
Examples
- Blue eyed people have eyecolor halo, which can make their eye area attractive while having more failos.
- Tall people have height halo, which means they can get away with being more facially unattractive, with having their attractiveness boosted by their height.
TRVKE/TRVTH NVKE/TRUTH NUKE
A true fact that's hard to swallow.
LOOKISM
Prejudice/discrimination based on looks
HEIGHTISM
Prejudice/discrimination based on height
LOOKSMATCH
A person of the other sex that is the around the same level as you on the looks scale
GENS
Genetics. (Unrelated to the term "newgens")
GEOMAX
Moving to a country with lower looks/height averages than the country you currently reside in.
example: "i'm geomaxxing to india to slay brown foids" meaning "i'm moving to india for an easier time having sex with brown women"
CAGE/CAGING
Synonym with "To Laugh".
Originates from a GIF often used on PSL forums of Nicholas Cage laughing.
NOT A SINGLE MOLECULE
Synonym with "Did Not Read" (DNR).
Comes from the phrase "Did not read a single molecule".
ARCHETYPE
Group of traits that change the way you are perceived by society.
examples:
- thugmaxxer archetype: perceived as dominant by low iq women. characteristics include: tight jeans, any race (but usually ethnic), sagging pants under bootycheeks and designer clothes of poor taste.
PRETTYBOY (ARCHETYPE)
Good looking male with low dimorphism.
Perceived as sensible and gentle, preferred by young women.
OGRE (ARCHETYPE)
Good looking male with exaggeratedly masculine features.
Perceived as dominant, preferred by older women.
STATUS
Money and fame
WATER
Obvious or well-known statement/information.
COPE
Can either mean the textbook definition of cope or a looksmaxxing method to change something that is genetic which doesn't work.
COPIUM
Believing in a cope looksmaxxing method.
"Yeah bro UUDD is gonna fix my UEE for sure!" = copium
HYPERGAMY
Refers to society's normalization of women dating men of significantly higher SMV than them.
HOPEFUEL/LIFEFUEL/HOPIUM
Refers to something that gives you motivation
Example:
"ehrens ascension is hopefuel"
R0PEFUEL/RAGEFUEL
Opposite of hopefuel, refers to something that demotivates you
Example:
"i saw a guy who was taller than me get rejected for his height, ropefuel"
BHAI
To be used the same as "Bro", originates from the hindi language
BOYO/BUDDY BOYO
Same use case as bhai, may be used derogatorily depending on context
SAAR
A way to address someone, originates from the way people with an Indian accent pronounce "sir".
Can be used to address anyone but used more frequently to adress brown individuals.
May be derogatory depending on context.
304
Hoe.
ROASTIE
A woman who has had a lot of intercourse throughout her life, leaving her pussy looking like a roast beef.
HIKIKOMORI
Japanese term for a person who struggles in society that has given up on life and has isolated themselves (for at least 6 months under wikipedia definition)
ETHNIC
A non-white person.
DEATHNIC
Ugly non-white person. Usually of south asian descent.
DEATH TIER
A genetic trait highly below average.
example: "his lower 3rd is death tier" meaning "his lower 3rd is ugly and unfixable"
PHENO/PHENOTYPE
Synonym with ethnicity.
Phenotype names can be seen on here (WARNING THIS WEBSITE DOESN'T HAVE HTTPS)
https://humanphenotypes.net/
CHUD
Derogatory term towards the Far-Right. Modernly used as just an insult to losers. (regardless of the person's political views)
No, it does not mean Patrick Crusius, although the chudjak is drawn after his appearance.
IN MUMBAI
A phrase used to humble somebody who rates themselves/someone way higher than they actually are.
This phrase stems from the fact that one's looks would be perceived as more attractive in India (or anywhere in South Asia) than the rest of the world, due to the fact that Indians are generally not a very attractive people.
example: "ltn says: bro i think i'm htn" and someone replies "htn in mumbai" meaning that "you're delusional, you're not htn, and you would only be treated as one if you were in mumbai"
JELQ/JELQING
The act of stretching your penis to make it longer. No clue if this works so I will not comment on it.
QT 3.14
Cutie Pie.
QT out loud sounds like cutie and 3.14 are the first 3 letters of π (pi)
SUFFIXES/PREFIXES:
(x)-CEL (Suffix)
A person who is either:
- celibate due to (x)
- celibate and also (x) (but their celibacy is unrelated to (x))
if (x) is not specified as vol (voluntary), it is presumed they are both involuntary and (x) celibates.
if (x) is a trait (like height) but not specified as negative/positive (short/tall), it is presumed they have the negative one.
any word here (except for volcel) is unapplicable to people who have previously engaged in sexual/romantic acts.
examples:
- incel (involuntary-celibate) = a person who cannot engage in sexual/romantic activities yet wants to
- currycel (curry-celibate) = a person who is of south asian descent who is celibate, this is a case where it is linked to their celibacy as their phenotypes are usually regarded as unattractive
- tallcel (tall-celibate) = a person who is tall and celibate (their celibacy isn't due to their height, as their height boosts their smv and is more likely to make them not celibate)
- fakecel (fake-celibate) = a person who pretends to be involuntarily celibate
- femcel (female-celibate) = a female who is involuntarily celibate (their celibacy is unlinked to their (x), which in this case is their gender)
- truecel (true/truly-celibate) = a person who is destined to be an incel forever, usually having given up on dating
- heightcel/shortcel (height/short-celibate) = a short person who is an incel (in this case, it is linked to their (x), due to height playing a massive factor in SMV)
- volcel (voluntary-celibate) = a person who wishes to refrain from romantic/sexual activity, usually due to religious reasons
- gymcel (gym-celibate) = a person who is celibate and goes to the gym, usually ugly and/or short thinking the gym will save their aesthetics. in some cases it can definitely help but some people have poor genetics that will make even their built body look bad. also may be perceived by others as overcompensating/coping for other failos in their appearance.
(x)-LET (Suffix)
A person who lacks (x).
If (x) is "man", it refers to a man who lacks height, as society often perceives "manhood" via height
If (x) is "foid", it refers to a woman who lacks height, however they are not perceived as "less feminine" by their lack of height and the term itself is just a parody of the term "manlet".
If (x) is a negative trait, it is just a way to refer to a person with (x) negative trait
examples:
- manlet = short male
- iqlet = low iq person
- lanklet = underweight tall person (although lank means long and skinny, in this context it doesn't mean lacking lank)
- baldlet = balding person (bald is a negative trait, so in this case it means a bald person)
- foidlet = short female
- hiplet = tiktok term jfl, means a female with hip dips, making her hips unattractive
TERA/GIGA-(x) (Prefix)
Synonym with greatly/very.
examples:
- Teramogging: means mogging someone by a large margin.
- Gigachad: means a very attractive male.
(x)-PILL (Suffix)
Multiple meanings:
1. An ideology:
- Bluepill: Ignoring genetic determinism's grasp on dating
- Redpill: The idea that looks do matter but all men can self-improve to find a desired mate, PUA's are ideologically redpilled
- Blackpill: A pessimistic version of the redpill, also takes into account that looks do matter, but are mostly determined by genetics.
*Some people's version of the blackpill simply means "if you ever had to try to improve your looks, it was already over." I agree with this version to some extent, if you ever had to do anything above the basic softmaxxes, it probably means your brain chemistry has been altered by lookism, and you will never be able to live your life as a simply good looking normie, even if you do end up "ascending".
- Whitepill: Accepting the blackpill but being indifferent to it, not letting (or at least trying not to let) it affect you.
- Pinkpill: Blackpill for women.
- Purplepill: Being indifferent to gender standards.
primarily genetically influenced. For example, the gym is complete cope for a short man with narrow clavicles who is also ugly, nobody will care that he has clear skin or that his body is toned when it looks unappealing.
2. The idea that (x) matters more than other things, examples:
- Statuspill: Status matters more than everything
- Heightpill: Height matters more than everything in dating
(x)-PILLED/TAKING THE (x)-PILL (Suffix/Phrase)
Accepting that (x)-pill ideology is the truth.
If the (x)-pill use case is the 2nd one, depending on context, it may also mean that the person is actively trying to improve (x) trait.
examples:
"i'm black pilled" means "i've accepted that genetics determine our life, especially in the dating space"
"i took the statuspill" means "i've accepted that status matters most and i'm trying to improve it over anything else"
JB-(x) (Suffix/Acronym)
Just Be (x)
Multiple meanings:
1. The idea that (x) matters more than other things in attractiveness, examples:
- JBW/JBE/JBB (Just Be White, Just Be Ethnic, Just Be Black): Refers to the specified ethnicity being more attractive than others.
- JBT (Just Be Tall): Refers to being tall mattering more than looks.
- JBA (Just Be Attractive): Refers to good looks as being the most important thing in dating.
2. The idea that being (x) is the best option
- JBG (Just Be Gay): Refers to homosexuality as being a better option than being heterosexual in this current dating market.
.(x)/dot-(x) (Prefix kinda?)
The 2nd part of a forum/website's url/domain
examples:
- .org = looksmax.org
- .is = incels.is
- .onl = nutria.onl
(x)-OID (Suffix)
(x) humanoid.
Derogatory term for (x). Used to suggest that that (x)s are not fully human and shouldn't be respected as such.
Although (x)-oid is traditionally a derogatory term, not all uses are meant to be.
examples:
- mongoloid (mongolian humanoid) = derogatory term for asians
- foid/femoid (female humanoid) = derogatory term for females
(x)-MAX/MAXX (Suffix)
Maxxing out/improving (x). (water lol)
If (x) is soft, it refers to non-surgical methods of looksmaxxing.
If (x) is hard, it refers to surgical methods of looksmaxxing.
examples:
- looksmaxxing = attempting to maximize appearance
- heightmaxxing = attempting to maximize growth
- moneymaxxing/statusmaxxing = attempting to maximize status
- softmaxxing = non-surgical methods of looksmaxxing
- hardmaxxing = plastic surgery
- geomaxxing (geographical maxxing) = moving to another country for improved dating market (usually in countries where you heightmog the average person, usually in asia)
(x)-MOG (Suffix)
To have more (x) than someone.
If (x) is unspecified, it refers to looks.
The term originates from AMOG. (Read MOGGING from TERMS chapter for more info on this term's history)
examples
"jordan barrett mogs most people on earth and it's not even close" means "jordan barrett looks better than most people on earth and it's not even close"
"i'm heightmogging u" = "i am taller than you"
For women it's (x)-FOG/FOGGING although not many people use this term anymore
(x)-LITE (Suffix)
A person near (x) status.
If (x) is a person, it refers to a person who looks similar to (x).
- adamlite = a person near "adam" status, aka someone with a near-perfect face
- chadlite = person near chad rating. (also name of the rating below chad)
- damianlite = person who looks similar to Damian Kater
SUB-(x) (Prefix)
Rating given to someone below (x) on the normie scale.
examples
- sub5 = someone who is below average in looks
- sub3 = someone who is severely below average in looks
T-(x)-D (Suffix/Acronym)
Total (x) Death
Total extinction of (x) species.
examples
- TFD (Total Foid Death) = extinction of the female species
*"D" may be replaced with "R" to represent "Total (x) R*pe".
INB4-(x) (Prefix/Phrase)
In before (x)
example:
- inb4 water = here before someone states that this post's info is obvious
Sorry if some useless terms are before important terms, I just wrote these as they came up in my head.
also sorry if any of these are wrong.
139 definitions (48acronyms, 85 terms/phrases, 14 suffixes/prefixes) as of last edit.
ACRONYMS:
JFL
Just Fucking LOL
example: "jfl at this normie" means "just fucking laughing out loud at this normie"
DNR
Did Not Read
example: in a heightmaxxing guide, "massai jumps" (which are cope) are mentioned, a user replies "dnr after massai jumps" meaning he stopped reading after seeing massai jumps were mentioned, which lowered the guide's credibility and it's reading worth.
LM
Looksmax.
example: LM community = Looksmaxxing community
BP
Blackpill.
KHHV
Kissless, hugless, handholdless, virgin.
A person who has never kissed, hugged (in a romantic context), held hands (also in a romantic context) and has never had sex. A celibate by definition.
May be used partially in certain contexts. For example "my friend is a kv (kissless virgin)".
A KV would usually be someone who got close but never actually got into a relationship, having went thru the stage of holding hands and hugging but not to kissing or intercourse.
BS
Can either mean "bullshit" or "bone smashing". (depending on who you ask both are the same lol)
GTFIH
Get The Fuck In here.
Usually written in the title of interesting stories or high effort guides.
Examples: "i punched my teacher STORYTIME GTFIH" or "HIGH EFFORT SOFTMAXXING GUIDE GTFIH"
NT/ND
Neurotypical/Neurodivergent.
"nt behavior" refers to behavior accepted by society and it standards. "nd behavior" would be behavior that outs you as an autist or blackpiller
GL
Can either mean "Good Luck" or "Good Looking".
examples:
- "gl with becky man" means "good luck with becky man"
- "only gl people don't suffer in this world" means "only good looking people don't suffer in this world"
PSL
PUAHate.com, SlutHate.com, lookism.net.
PSL rating/score reffers to a facial attractiveness scale from 0 to 8
A PSL rating of exactly 0 and exactly 8 is impossible.
PUA
Pick-Up Artist.
Usually hated by blackpillers as they often lie to incels to sell pick up courses. An example of a lie they often tell incels that the reason they can't find a mate is that they aren't confident enough, when studies show perceived confidence is often linked to physical aspects (most of which genetic)
LDAR
Lay Down And Rot.
Sitting in your bed and just wasting time.
Same thing as bedrotting.
SMV
Sexual Market Value
Your worth in the dating space. Usually determined by looks, height and status.
A good looking lawyer has higher SMV than a balding janitor.
- Oliver O'Connor has one of the highest SMV's on earth. Being approximately 6'7, chadlite and very rich.
LMS
Looks, Money and Status.
See meaning of status in TERMS chapter.
ER
Elliot Rodger, some people will capitalise the ER in ovER or other words as a "funny" nod to Elliot Rodger. Perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista Attacks. Was active on PUAHate.com.
IOI
Indicator Of Interest
Flirtatious "Hints"
example: "even if u do get together with her she will give chad ioi's whether u like it or not' means
"even if u do get together she'll flirt with good looking men whether u like it or not"
UEE
Upper eyelid exposure.
How much of your upper eyelid is visible, ideally very little or none
CT
Canthal Tilt.
Angle between your outer eye and inner eye, ideally neutral or positive
IPD
Inter-Pupilary Distance.
Distance between your pupils (duh)
FWHR
Facial Width to Height Ratio.
bizygomatic width divided by middle of eyebrow to upper lip, ideally 1.8+
PFL
Palpebral Fissure Length.
Eye length, ideally 3x eye height.
ESR
Eye Separation Ratio.
IPD divided by bizygomatic width, ideally 0.45-0.47
DIY
Do It Yourself.
Refers to cosmetic procedures you can do at home.
NEET
Not in Education, Employment or Training.
A person who is not a student, employed or in military/police training.
DYOR
Do Your Own Research.
PTR
Post To Rep Ratio.
Reputation divided by the number of Posts/Messages, this represents the average amount of rep each one of your posts gets. Having a high PTR represents you as a user that posts worthwhile content. (or are a repfarmer)
HGH/GH
Human Growth Hormone.
GP
Growth Plates
AI
Aromatase Inhibitors.
LL/LLS
Limb Lengthening Surgery.
UUDD
Up-Up-Down-Down
A fake looksmaxxing method to "reduce upper eyelid exposure", promoted by babystickley and other softmax grifters. Copium (see meaning of copium in TERMS chapter)
(TO) LARP
Live Action Role-Play.
Synonym with "To pretend".
example: "ur 15 why are u larping puahate" means "ur 15 why are u pretending to have been active on puahate" (because puahate was closed in 2014, them being 15 in 2026 puts them at around 3 years old when puahate shut down, which means they couldn't have been active on forums during that time)
HIQ
High IQ.
GG
Good Game.
Same meaning as "It's over." (see meaning of phrase in TERMS chapter)
Originates from the phrase/acronym used when a match in a video game is over.
BF/BF%
Bodyfat percentage. Depending on context BF may also just mean "boyfriend".
ONS
One Night Stand.
RL
Relationship/Real-Life.
ROI
Return On Investment.
"Teeth whitening strips have high ROI cuz the effect is noticeable and u only have to do them once a couple weeks" = "Teeth whitening strips are worth it because the positive effect is noticeable and it isn't high maintenance"
JB
Jailbait.
An underage female who looks way older than they are. The term "jail-bait" stems from the fact that their adult appearance may fool actual adults into engaging in sexual activities with them, which would be illegal and get them into jail.
DWBI
Dont Worry 'Bout It.
FAH
Final Adult Height.
AMOG
Alpha Male Of the Group.
Best looking male from a group.
BOTB
Best Of The Best.
Usually refers to .org or other sites subforums for their best guides.
(Nutria exclusive acronym subcategory)
HTR
Had To Read
Nutria's equivalent of BOTB.
IO
It's over. (see meaning of phrase in TERMS chapter)
LOS
Left On Seen.
YGMI/WGMI
You're/We're gonna make it.
Motivational phrase.
SAI
Such An Incel. (see incel meaning in TERMS chapter)
For more terms used only on nutria, see https://nutria.onl/threads/nutria-onl-wiki.22/
TERMS/PHRASES:
FOID/FEMOID/FEMINOID
Female humanoid. A derogatory word for women.
****
Male humanoid. A derogatory word for men (very unused other than fake femcels on tiktok)
GREY/GREYCEL/GRAY/GRAYCEL
Unknowledgeable person within the general blackpill space
Originates from having a grey username on forums (usually under 500 posts on most)
People will usually not call out greys unless they spam misinformation and misuse terms.
On incels.is, they often use GrAYcel (to call you a greycel and gay at the same time, mega epic own on their end)
LOOKSMAXXING
Maximizing your looks.
SOFTMAXXING/HARDMAXXING
Looksmaxxing thru soft (non-surgical) or hard (surgical) methods.
ASCEND
To massively improve your looks.
BASE
Your face before ascension.
(IT'S) OVER
A phrase which expresses that a situation is unresolvable.
examples:
- "my crush just chose chad over me, it's so over jfl"
- "i got into a car crash and my face is deformed, gg its over"
CELIBACY
Not partaking in sexual/romantic activities.
INCEL
Involuntary Celibate
A person who has never indulged in romantic/sexual experiences but wishes to.
For other types of cels/celibates, see SUFFIXES/PREFIXES chapter
FAKECEL
A person who pretends to be involuntarily celibate.
It doesn't necessarily mean this person isn't celibate, however they aren't celibate involuntarily, they may be celibate due to their high standards or other factors.
INCELOSPHERE
The online incel community as a whole.
TALES
A fake story.
example: "a girl told me she liked me" and someone replies "tales", meaning that they think the story is fake
MANLET
A short person
For other types of -lets, see SUFFIXES/PREFIXES chapter
MOGGING
Comes from AMOG. Basically if you were in a group with the people you are mogging, you would be the AMOG.
"I mog you" = "In a group of 2 with me and you, i'd be the AMOG"
Other types of mogging explained in SUFFIXES/PREFIXES chapter
MIRIN
Short for admiring
Examples:
- replying "mirin" under a gym progress post or a high effort thread/guide to show appreciation for their dedication
NORMIE/NORMGROID
A person unaware or with very limited knowledge about the blackpill, usually at least moderately good looking, not having experienced the worse effects of lookism in society.
May be used in other communities as well to refer to those not a part of the community.
LOW/HIGH INHIB
Low/High Inhibition.
Inhibition = mental restraint of doing what you want.
For example high inhib people struggle with talking to women, they are afraid of doing what they want because of possible consequences that in most cases aren't even real.
BUMP
Written on good threads to "bump" them back at the top of the forum list.
SLAY
Synonym with having sex. In certain contexts it means having it very often with loads of different women.
JESTER
A person who makes a fool of themselves for social attention. A person who jestermaxxes all the time.
JESTERING/JESTERMAXXING
Making a fool of yourself for social attention. The act of being a jester.
HYMEN
The hymen is the part that can tear in women's vaginas when they have intercourse for the first time. (Although they can accidentally tear it prematurely during other activities or not tear at all during first time sex)
In looksmax slang, hymen on a profile or a thread means you were the first one there, as if you tore it's hymen or took it's virginity. "Hymen" is just a (shitty) running gag. Many users enjoy trolling greys and telling them it comes from "hi-man" as a greeting for newgens.
CHAD/STACY/STACEY
Very goodlooking person (chad - Male, stacy/stacey - Female)
In a rating context, this is the highest rating one can get (if we ignore the "giga" ratings)
"jordan barrett is a chad"
In a social commentary context, it just means attractive person, which could mean as low as HMTN/HMTB
"you have to humiliate yourself for women, while chad just fucks whatever he sees with ease"
in this context, Jacob Elordi could be chad, due to him being 6'5 with a good body, despite his face being at max lmtn.
SUBHUMAN
A very bad looking person, in a rating context, this is the lowest rating one can get.
BECKY
In a social commentary context, it means below average-average looking female, usually meaning somewhere between LTB and MTB
For rating context, see below
(TRUE) ADAM/EVE
A theoretical person with the perfect face for the respective gender (adam - male, eve - female).
Originates from The Bible.
May also be used with the -lite suffix to refer to a person that has a near-perfect face.
ALPHA
Masculine man
BETA
Weak man
BETABUX/BETABUXX
When a man provides for a woman that usually wouldn't be with him due to his poor looks/height, implying she's only with him for the money.
Bonus:
AF/BF - Alpha Fucks, Beta Buxx. Refers to a woman that was fucked by alpha's and then settles down with a beta. For example: single moms who fuck chad then settle down with some manlet who raises another man's child.
MEWING
Correct tongue posture, holding your tongue against your upper pallette.
ORG/.ORG
Looksmax.org
.IS
Incels.is
.COM
forum.looksmaxxing.com
RATINGS
- Chad/Stacy (6-8 PSL)
- Chadlite/Stacylite (5.5-6 PSL)
- High Tier Normie/Becky, referred to as HTN (4.5-5.5 PSL)
- Mid Tier Normie/Becky, referred to as MTN (3-4.5 PSL)
- Low Tier Normie/Becky, referred to as LTN (1.5-3 PSL)
- Subhuman (0.25-1.5 PSL)
For each rating (even the ones that already contain a tier level in them) there are 3 subtiers ranging from low, mid and high. A rating with an unspecified subtier just means the mid of that rating. Examples:
- LLTN (Low LTN, Low Low Tier Normie, around 1.5-2 PSL)
- HTN (Mid HTN, Mid High Tier Normie, around 4.8-5.1 PSL)
- HMTN (High MTN, around 4-4.5 PSL)
NORMIE SCALE
A person's attractiveness rated from 0-10.
5 is average (LTN-LMTN)
The normie scale is much more subjective however, as it is based on the rater's preferences, rather than scientific ratios and such.
FAILO
Genetic flaw in one's appearance that they cannot change without surgery. Worst failos include: Negative CT, Wide/Near IPD, etc.
DIMO/DIMORPHISM
How "gender-specific" something is.
- high male dimo = masculine
- low male dimo = feminine
- high female dimo = feminine
- low female dimo = masculine
NEWGENS
New generation of people to a community.
Depending on context can mean they are new to that specific forum, or the lm/bp community in general.
NECROPOSTING
Replying to old threads that haven't been replied to for a long period of time.
ROIDS
Steroids.
T/TEST
Testosterone.
PEPS
Peptides.
PINNING
To start injecting steroids/hgh/whatever-else
ORTHO
Can either be used as "Orthopedical appliances/procedures" or "Orthopedist".
ASPIE
Comes from "Asperger's syndrome", means an autistic person.
R0PE/R0PEMAXXING/SUI
Synonym with committing s**cide (NEVER R0PE)
ONEITIS
A person's one true love
HALO EFFECT
Refers to attractive people being perceived as nicer and more trustworthy.
Having (x) Halo
Having (x) positive trait that can make you more attractive despite failos.
Examples
- Blue eyed people have eyecolor halo, which can make their eye area attractive while having more failos.
- Tall people have height halo, which means they can get away with being more facially unattractive, with having their attractiveness boosted by their height.
TRVKE/TRVTH NVKE/TRUTH NUKE
A true fact that's hard to swallow.
LOOKISM
Prejudice/discrimination based on looks
HEIGHTISM
Prejudice/discrimination based on height
LOOKSMATCH
A person of the other sex that is the around the same level as you on the looks scale
GENS
Genetics. (Unrelated to the term "newgens")
GEOMAX
Moving to a country with lower looks/height averages than the country you currently reside in.
example: "i'm geomaxxing to india to slay brown foids" meaning "i'm moving to india for an easier time having sex with brown women"
CAGE/CAGING
Synonym with "To Laugh".
Originates from a GIF often used on PSL forums of Nicholas Cage laughing.
NOT A SINGLE MOLECULE
Synonym with "Did Not Read" (DNR).
Comes from the phrase "Did not read a single molecule".
ARCHETYPE
Group of traits that change the way you are perceived by society.
examples:
- thugmaxxer archetype: perceived as dominant by low iq women. characteristics include: tight jeans, any race (but usually ethnic), sagging pants under bootycheeks and designer clothes of poor taste.
PRETTYBOY (ARCHETYPE)
Good looking male with low dimorphism.
Perceived as sensible and gentle, preferred by young women.
OGRE (ARCHETYPE)
Good looking male with exaggeratedly masculine features.
Perceived as dominant, preferred by older women.
STATUS
Money and fame
WATER
Obvious or well-known statement/information.
COPE
Can either mean the textbook definition of cope or a looksmaxxing method to change something that is genetic which doesn't work.
COPIUM
Believing in a cope looksmaxxing method.
"Yeah bro UUDD is gonna fix my UEE for sure!" = copium
HYPERGAMY
Refers to society's normalization of women dating men of significantly higher SMV than them.
HOPEFUEL/LIFEFUEL/HOPIUM
Refers to something that gives you motivation
Example:
"ehrens ascension is hopefuel"
R0PEFUEL/RAGEFUEL
Opposite of hopefuel, refers to something that demotivates you
Example:
"i saw a guy who was taller than me get rejected for his height, ropefuel"
BHAI
To be used the same as "Bro", originates from the hindi language
BOYO/BUDDY BOYO
Same use case as bhai, may be used derogatorily depending on context
SAAR
A way to address someone, originates from the way people with an Indian accent pronounce "sir".
Can be used to address anyone but used more frequently to adress brown individuals.
May be derogatory depending on context.
304
Hoe.
ROASTIE
A woman who has had a lot of intercourse throughout her life, leaving her pussy looking like a roast beef.
HIKIKOMORI
Japanese term for a person who struggles in society that has given up on life and has isolated themselves (for at least 6 months under wikipedia definition)
ETHNIC
A non-white person.
DEATHNIC
Ugly non-white person. Usually of south asian descent.
DEATH TIER
A genetic trait highly below average.
example: "his lower 3rd is death tier" meaning "his lower 3rd is ugly and unfixable"
PHENO/PHENOTYPE
Synonym with ethnicity.
Phenotype names can be seen on here (WARNING THIS WEBSITE DOESN'T HAVE HTTPS)
https://humanphenotypes.net/
CHUD
Derogatory term towards the Far-Right. Modernly used as just an insult to losers. (regardless of the person's political views)
No, it does not mean Patrick Crusius, although the chudjak is drawn after his appearance.
IN MUMBAI
A phrase used to humble somebody who rates themselves/someone way higher than they actually are.
This phrase stems from the fact that one's looks would be perceived as more attractive in India (or anywhere in South Asia) than the rest of the world, due to the fact that Indians are generally not a very attractive people.
example: "ltn says: bro i think i'm htn" and someone replies "htn in mumbai" meaning that "you're delusional, you're not htn, and you would only be treated as one if you were in mumbai"
JELQ/JELQING
The act of stretching your penis to make it longer. No clue if this works so I will not comment on it.
QT 3.14
Cutie Pie.
QT out loud sounds like cutie and 3.14 are the first 3 letters of π (pi)
SUFFIXES/PREFIXES:
(x)-CEL (Suffix)
A person who is either:
- celibate due to (x)
- celibate and also (x) (but their celibacy is unrelated to (x))
if (x) is not specified as vol (voluntary), it is presumed they are both involuntary and (x) celibates.
if (x) is a trait (like height) but not specified as negative/positive (short/tall), it is presumed they have the negative one.
any word here (except for volcel) is unapplicable to people who have previously engaged in sexual/romantic acts.
examples:
- incel (involuntary-celibate) = a person who cannot engage in sexual/romantic activities yet wants to
- currycel (curry-celibate) = a person who is of south asian descent who is celibate, this is a case where it is linked to their celibacy as their phenotypes are usually regarded as unattractive
- tallcel (tall-celibate) = a person who is tall and celibate (their celibacy isn't due to their height, as their height boosts their smv and is more likely to make them not celibate)
- fakecel (fake-celibate) = a person who pretends to be involuntarily celibate
- femcel (female-celibate) = a female who is involuntarily celibate (their celibacy is unlinked to their (x), which in this case is their gender)
- truecel (true/truly-celibate) = a person who is destined to be an incel forever, usually having given up on dating
- heightcel/shortcel (height/short-celibate) = a short person who is an incel (in this case, it is linked to their (x), due to height playing a massive factor in SMV)
- volcel (voluntary-celibate) = a person who wishes to refrain from romantic/sexual activity, usually due to religious reasons
- gymcel (gym-celibate) = a person who is celibate and goes to the gym, usually ugly and/or short thinking the gym will save their aesthetics. in some cases it can definitely help but some people have poor genetics that will make even their built body look bad. also may be perceived by others as overcompensating/coping for other failos in their appearance.
(x)-LET (Suffix)
A person who lacks (x).
If (x) is "man", it refers to a man who lacks height, as society often perceives "manhood" via height
If (x) is "foid", it refers to a woman who lacks height, however they are not perceived as "less feminine" by their lack of height and the term itself is just a parody of the term "manlet".
If (x) is a negative trait, it is just a way to refer to a person with (x) negative trait
examples:
- manlet = short male
- iqlet = low iq person
- lanklet = underweight tall person (although lank means long and skinny, in this context it doesn't mean lacking lank)
- baldlet = balding person (bald is a negative trait, so in this case it means a bald person)
- foidlet = short female
- hiplet = tiktok term jfl, means a female with hip dips, making her hips unattractive
TERA/GIGA-(x) (Prefix)
Synonym with greatly/very.
examples:
- Teramogging: means mogging someone by a large margin.
- Gigachad: means a very attractive male.
(x)-PILL (Suffix)
Multiple meanings:
1. An ideology:
- Bluepill: Ignoring genetic determinism's grasp on dating
- Redpill: The idea that looks do matter but all men can self-improve to find a desired mate, PUA's are ideologically redpilled
- Blackpill: A pessimistic version of the redpill, also takes into account that looks do matter, but are mostly determined by genetics.
*Some people's version of the blackpill simply means "if you ever had to try to improve your looks, it was already over." I agree with this version to some extent, if you ever had to do anything above the basic softmaxxes, it probably means your brain chemistry has been altered by lookism, and you will never be able to live your life as a simply good looking normie, even if you do end up "ascending".
- Whitepill: Accepting the blackpill but being indifferent to it, not letting (or at least trying not to let) it affect you.
- Pinkpill: Blackpill for women.
- Purplepill: Being indifferent to gender standards.
primarily genetically influenced. For example, the gym is complete cope for a short man with narrow clavicles who is also ugly, nobody will care that he has clear skin or that his body is toned when it looks unappealing.
2. The idea that (x) matters more than other things, examples:
- Statuspill: Status matters more than everything
- Heightpill: Height matters more than everything in dating
(x)-PILLED/TAKING THE (x)-PILL (Suffix/Phrase)
Accepting that (x)-pill ideology is the truth.
If the (x)-pill use case is the 2nd one, depending on context, it may also mean that the person is actively trying to improve (x) trait.
examples:
"i'm black pilled" means "i've accepted that genetics determine our life, especially in the dating space"
"i took the statuspill" means "i've accepted that status matters most and i'm trying to improve it over anything else"
JB-(x) (Suffix/Acronym)
Just Be (x)
Multiple meanings:
1. The idea that (x) matters more than other things in attractiveness, examples:
- JBW/JBE/JBB (Just Be White, Just Be Ethnic, Just Be Black): Refers to the specified ethnicity being more attractive than others.
- JBT (Just Be Tall): Refers to being tall mattering more than looks.
- JBA (Just Be Attractive): Refers to good looks as being the most important thing in dating.
2. The idea that being (x) is the best option
- JBG (Just Be Gay): Refers to homosexuality as being a better option than being heterosexual in this current dating market.
.(x)/dot-(x) (Prefix kinda?)
The 2nd part of a forum/website's url/domain
examples:
- .org = looksmax.org
- .is = incels.is
- .onl = nutria.onl
(x)-OID (Suffix)
(x) humanoid.
Derogatory term for (x). Used to suggest that that (x)s are not fully human and shouldn't be respected as such.
Although (x)-oid is traditionally a derogatory term, not all uses are meant to be.
examples:
- mongoloid (mongolian humanoid) = derogatory term for asians
- foid/femoid (female humanoid) = derogatory term for females
(x)-MAX/MAXX (Suffix)
Maxxing out/improving (x). (water lol)
If (x) is soft, it refers to non-surgical methods of looksmaxxing.
If (x) is hard, it refers to surgical methods of looksmaxxing.
examples:
- looksmaxxing = attempting to maximize appearance
- heightmaxxing = attempting to maximize growth
- moneymaxxing/statusmaxxing = attempting to maximize status
- softmaxxing = non-surgical methods of looksmaxxing
- hardmaxxing = plastic surgery
- geomaxxing (geographical maxxing) = moving to another country for improved dating market (usually in countries where you heightmog the average person, usually in asia)
(x)-MOG (Suffix)
To have more (x) than someone.
If (x) is unspecified, it refers to looks.
The term originates from AMOG. (Read MOGGING from TERMS chapter for more info on this term's history)
examples
"jordan barrett mogs most people on earth and it's not even close" means "jordan barrett looks better than most people on earth and it's not even close"
"i'm heightmogging u" = "i am taller than you"
For women it's (x)-FOG/FOGGING although not many people use this term anymore
(x)-LITE (Suffix)
A person near (x) status.
If (x) is a person, it refers to a person who looks similar to (x).
- adamlite = a person near "adam" status, aka someone with a near-perfect face
- chadlite = person near chad rating. (also name of the rating below chad)
- damianlite = person who looks similar to Damian Kater
SUB-(x) (Prefix)
Rating given to someone below (x) on the normie scale.
examples
- sub5 = someone who is below average in looks
- sub3 = someone who is severely below average in looks
T-(x)-D (Suffix/Acronym)
Total (x) Death
Total extinction of (x) species.
examples
- TFD (Total Foid Death) = extinction of the female species
*"D" may be replaced with "R" to represent "Total (x) R*pe".
INB4-(x) (Prefix/Phrase)
In before (x)
example:
- inb4 water = here before someone states that this post's info is obvious
Sorry if some useless terms are before important terms, I just wrote these as they came up in my head.
also sorry if any of these are wrong.
