in the closet
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪn ðə ˈklɑzɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪn ðə ˈklɒzɪt/
Prepositional phrase
in the closet
- (colloquial) Not open about one's homosexuality or bisexuality.
- (colloquial, by extension) Not open about some feature of one's life; often construed with about.
- She's in the closet about her gambling addiction.
- She's in the gambling-addiction closet.
Synonyms
- closeted
Related terms
- closet
- closeted
- out of the closet, out
- come out of the closet, come out
Translations
not open about one's sexuality
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