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 sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.
(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

Translations

not open about one's sexuality

Norwegian: i skapet
Spanish: enclosetado m, en el closet (Lat. Am), en el armario (Spain), closetero m (Mexico)

not open about a feature of one's life

Finnish: salanainen
French: in petto (fr)
Italian: in pectore (it), in petto
Latin: in pectore

See also

pass (“to be accepted by others as a member of a group one would not usually be regarded as belonging to”)

Anagrams

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