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Short for "Decelerate", to slow down.
You need to hit the brakes and decel.
decel by 5'11"Racer September 27, 2006
(adj.) - When someone or something is just extremely awesome.
1. Person 1- "Hey do you know that totally awesome kid named Nick Carbone?"
Person 2- "Why yes, he's decel...in fact, he's the decelest person I know!"
decel by Nick Carbone February 22, 2005
A decelerationist who worries about the existential risks of AI.
Sam Altman was fired by a decel board.
Decel by Person_12 November 22, 2023
Portmanteau of "deliberately" and "celibate". An inoffensive antonym of the more common slur "incel".
Bridget is fit AF! Too bad she a die hard decel. Man... I'll never see that sweet ass monkey she got. Fuck!
Decel by anonymous December 4, 2023
Short for decelerationist. A derogatory term used by e/acc (effective accelerationists) who believe any criticism, even constructive, is impeding accelerationist plans for immortality, digital minds, and space colonization. An effective term because it rhymes with Intel and wordcel, even though there is a clear path to getting laid for practicing safe behavior.
Decels raining on our parade!

Man, just when we we accelerating!

Nah, they want to slow us down and get bent!
Decel by midcoast December 4, 2023
'“Decel” is a derogatory slang word used by the e/acc community. It’s short for “decelerationist”, meaning someone who wants to slow down technological progress. Most decels probably wouldn’t explicitly think of themselves this way, but their attitudes and beliefs end up working in that direction."
Decel fearmongering about nuclear power is why Nixon's 1,000 nuclear reactors never got built
decel by NicCageKillerBees May 7, 2024