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gatekeepery

adj

Etymology

From gatekeeper + -y.

  1. inherited from kepere
  2. compounded as gatekeeper — “gate + keeper”
  3. suffixed as gatekeepery — “gatekeeper + y”

Definitions

  1. Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to gatekeeping.

    • Seems like gender transition has gotten easier and less gatekeepery since the last time El looked into it.
    • This was one of those gatekeepery anecdotes that you needed an English/Posh Git dictionary to make any sense of.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA