openly closeted 

Adjective

1. Making no effort to hide your flaming homosexuality but labeling yourself "straight" and acting as if nobody (including your wife) notices. Often found in southern politicians and evangelicals like Sen. Lindsey Graham and Marcus "Ladybird" Bachmann.

An openly closeted man makes no effort to hide his flaming homosexuality, yet claims to be straight.

"Did you see Marcus tweeting about making cookies during a Golden Girls marathon last night? You think his wife knows she's married to a gay guy?"

"Nah. He's openly closeted, and she thinks he's the perfect man."

openly closeted by elyeasbane November 11, 2014

closeted

to be a gay, lesbian, bi or queer person who hides their true sexual orientation from the public and those around them. often for fear of persecution, rejection, others' reactions, but not always for negative reasons. some would just as soon not come out or see no reason to.

jerry's gay, but he stays closeted to avoid losing his teaching job.

closeted by dagger_grrl October 11, 2003

Closeted Gay 

"Someone who hasn't outed their sexuality yet"

Al is probably a closeted gay.

Closeted Gay by uwufuuuuj August 30, 2017

Cosette 

An incredibly awesome girl. If you ever meet one in your life its a good idea to start talking to her because she's the most fun you'll ever have. Gets all your nerdy references and is more than capable of whipping up her own. really smart and nice. Has the most beautiful eyes in the world, they're like liquid gold.

"Hey this new girl Cosette just showed up in my class"

"Really man, awesome! Try to get her number, she's probably awesome!"

Cosette by ahorsenamedjeff December 31, 2013

Closeted Republican 

A self-proclaimed democrat or liberal who's actions and opinions more closely resemble a republican or conservative. Also called a fashionable liberal.

He's such a closeted Republican. He claims to be against the death penalty but joined up on that band wagon lynch mob without a second thought.

Closeted Republican by Ford Leiden December 28, 2009

Cosette 

A character in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Cosette is the illigitimate daughter of Fantine, who had to leave her in the care of the Thénardier family while she worked to support Cosette. Unknown to the illiterate Fantine, the sociopathically cruel Thénardier family abuse the little girl and make false claims about her health so that Fantine will send more money to them. The money is then used for their own expenses and to spoil their own daughters, Eponine and Azelma, while Cosette is treated as a virtual slave... until Fantine's death, when her former boss, Jean Valjean, comes to rescue Cosette, bribing the ruthless Thénardiers to let her go. From there, Jean Valjean and Cosette escape to Paris.

Nine years later, at age seventeen, Cosette is a beautiful, well-bred young woman and doted on by Papa Valjean. Trouble begins when she runs into Marius Pontmercy, a young nobleman and student, and they fall in love. Valjean, worried about his discovery by Javert and about his adoptive daughter's safety, tries to thwart the budding love affair until he realizes that she's no longer a little girl and he has to let her go; out of love for her, he saves a wounded Marius from the barricade. She and Marius eventually marry before Valjean dies, leaving his life story to her.

Cosette's character is much stronger in the book and the depth of her romance with Marius a major emotional focus while Eponine is a peripheral character, although no less sad and pitiful.

Cosette is the peripheral character in the musical, almost one-dimensional while Eponine's presence is much stronger and shares the pathos with Fantine.

Cosette by Lorelili July 27, 2011

Deeply Closeted 

A gay man who won't acknowledge he's gay

Person 1: I guess the biggest thing people don't know about me is that I'm a deeply closeted gay man
person 2: You're a gay guy?
Person 1: I'm not gay! I'm deeply closeted!

Deeply Closeted by joe s. krakowski May 14, 2022