Rope / roping

Looksmaxxing terms · Forum slang

Derogatory

Dark forum slang for suicide. If you or someone you know means it, call or text 988 in the U.S., or your local crisis line.

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Related terms

Grey / greys: New or low-post members on looksmax.org, named after the grey usernames new accounts get. Often used dismissively.
Greycel: 1) A grey-name newbie. 2) In dating talk, a guy whose struggles are a mix of looks and non-looks reasons.
Newfag / newcel: Another forum word for a newcomer. Crude.
Incel: Involuntary celibate: someone who wants a relationship but can't get one. The forums looksmaxxing grew out of.
Truecel / fakecel: Someone whose dating struggles are mainly about looks, versus mainly about other things.
Blackpill: The belief that looks are fixed and decide everything, so effort is pointless. Ascend's one rule says otherwise.
Redpill: The manosphere idea of waking up to how dating supposedly really works.
Y-pilled: Seeing yourself as more masculine than someone else. A spin on redpilled.