"in the closet" meaning in English

See in the closet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ɪn ðə ˈklɑzɪt/ [General-American], /ɪn ðə ˈklɔzɪt/ [General-American], /ɪn ðə ˈklɒzɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-in the closet.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the closet, {{en-PP}} in the closet
  1. (colloquial) Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity. Tags: colloquial Translations (not open about one's sexuality): i skapet (Norwegian), enclosetado [masculine] (Spanish), en el closet (Lat. Am) (Spanish), en el armario [Spain] (Spanish), closetero [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-in_the_closet-en-prep_phrase-IHuH0103 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of "not open about one's sexuality": 66 34
  2. (colloquial, by extension) Not open about some feature of one's life; often construed with about. Tags: broadly, colloquial Translations (not open about a feature of one's life): salanainen (Finnish), in petto (French), in pectore (Italian), in petto (Italian), in pectore (Latin)
    Sense id: en-in_the_closet-en-prep_phrase-D4e9Tqt9 Disambiguation of "not open about a feature of one's life": 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: closeted Related terms: closet, closeted, closet case, come out of the closet, come out, pass (english: to be accepted by others as a member of a group one would not usually be regarded as belonging to)
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