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semicloseted

adj

Etymology

From semi- + closeted.

  1. derived from clausum
  2. derived from closet
  3. inherited from closet
  4. suffixed as closeted — “closet + ed”
  5. formed as semicloseted — “semi- + closeted”

Definitions

  1. Partially open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

    • Glenn Burke was 27 when he walked out on Major League Baseball, his promising career as an outfielder undone mostly by the burden of being a semicloseted gay man.

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