"Conformity Gate" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From -gate Etymology templates: {{af|en|-gate}} -gate Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Conformity Gate}} Conformity Gate
  1. (fandom slang) The theory suggesting that the happy ending of the Stranger Things finale was an illusion created by Vecna, the main antagonist of the show, and there would be a secret episode revealing it. Wikipedia link: Conformity Gate Tags: slang
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