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broom closet

noun

Etymology

By analogy with closet, and due to the association of witchcraft with brooms.

Definitions

  1. The metaphorical place in which a Wiccan's religious identity is hidden.

  2. A closet in which cleaning materials and associated equipment, such as brooms, are stored.

    • The backup team would be crouched in some tiny broom closet, with sweat rolling down their faces and their backs growing stiffer, and the jackrollers would just walk by.

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