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verb (inf=to come out of the closet, comes out of the closet, coming out of the closet, came out of the closet, come out of the closet)
  1. (context, intransitive, idiom) To tell others about one's homosexuality or bisexuality where previously this had been kept secret.
  2. (context, by extension) To tell others about any minority or disapproved-of belief, preference, etc., where previously this had been kept secret.
She finally came out of the closet to her religious family regarding her atheism.
Translations: 
  • Spanish: Salir del closet

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