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someone who is often more comfortable spending their time indoors. Often preferring to be at home rather than go out, or unable able to leave their home due to old age, illness, or something else.
1. A shut in is often viewed in a negative light.
2. She is a shut in because she prefers to spend most of her time in her home studying, reading, or working online over partying at the local nightclub or spending the night at the bar.
by dracona11687 November 9, 2014
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