Someone that doesn’t give out the information of something or tell another person about something simply because they don’t want them to have/know about it
Guy 1 “Hey can I know where you got that shirt?”, Guy 2 “No you don’t need it”, Guy 1 “Why are you gatekeeping your shirt I just wanna know where you got it.”
by U93K October 31, 2022

by Jinxnoodle December 29, 2021

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by Sexymochochocolat June 12, 2022

The act of controlling participation in a certain group or culture, it is becoming increasingly common in the punk subculture where some "punks" claim that you can't be punk if you're conservative, despite not understanding that punk doesn't care about left or right, but it's more to do with challenging the status quo irrespective of who's in power. Long story short, it leans more towards anarchy. In the Metal Community, many individuals whi listen to extreme metal will call those who listen to glam metal or hard rock gay or say it's pussy music and those who listen to them are not allowed to listen to extreme metal. Myself personally, I like to have the best of all worlds.
Gatekeeping is for idiots.
by UltimateDoge March 18, 2025

by Mike pedo September 25, 2022

Tim is such a Gatekeeper he tells me i'm a Poser even though I'm literally listening to the Band and know almost all of their songs
by sooouuup July 23, 2020
