To limit how much control a certain party/person has in a collective identity or activity. Usually carried out with undue pettiness or resentment. Instead of using their knowledge about a particular subject to improve their lives or help others, gatekeepers attain a sense of accomplishment by arbitrarily judging what is and isn't "real".
*A normal social media comment section*
A: "Who watches anime in DUB?? It's so cringe and sounds completely forced. I would know! I am studying to be a translator. I have been consuming Japanese media for over 25 years! I can tell you that the speech sounds wrong and ruins the personality of the characters!! If you were a real anime fan you would just watch SUB!!"
B: "Niggas be hating on their own language and gatekeeping ANIME. Subs are hard to watch when eating. I can only watch while eating food because I'm not a bum ass nigga with nothing to do besides beat my meat while hugging a life-size waifu pillow and managing my kittens on discord."
And thus, two members of the same community who could have been friendly toward each other are now enemies due to the consequences of gatekeeping.
A: "Who watches anime in DUB?? It's so cringe and sounds completely forced. I would know! I am studying to be a translator. I have been consuming Japanese media for over 25 years! I can tell you that the speech sounds wrong and ruins the personality of the characters!! If you were a real anime fan you would just watch SUB!!"
B: "Niggas be hating on their own language and gatekeeping ANIME. Subs are hard to watch when eating. I can only watch while eating food because I'm not a bum ass nigga with nothing to do besides beat my meat while hugging a life-size waifu pillow and managing my kittens on discord."
And thus, two members of the same community who could have been friendly toward each other are now enemies due to the consequences of gatekeeping.
by Coco-onthe-LoLo November 16, 2022
Get the Gatekeepingmug. I don’t really wanna tell you, it’s kinda my thing and I don’t really want other people to know about it. Nothing personal.
I’m don’t really think y’all need to know how to use it in a sentence, sorry. Gatekeeping is my thing.
by pinglenis March 22, 2024
Get the Gatekeepingmug. Gaslight gatekeep girlboss is a series of verbs that are meant to be seen as complementary toxic traits of a girlboss and are also known as the 'toxic g's'
Rachelle: "girl, you are like totally so gaslight gatekeep girlboss"
Stephanie: "girl, you are so right"
Stephanie: "girl, you are so right"
by Certified Girlboss December 8, 2023
Get the Gaslight gatekeep girlbossmug. The act of running interference of potential suitors (usually in a nightclub or trendy bar) for a woman who is not your significant other.
Friend: Hey were you able to talk to Chelsea on Friday?
You: Absolutely not. Jimbo was gatekeeping again. You know hes basically the Thanos of cockblocking.
You: Absolutely not. Jimbo was gatekeeping again. You know hes basically the Thanos of cockblocking.
by anonymous October 26, 2025
Get the Gatekeepingmug. by Mike pedo September 25, 2022
Get the Gatekeepmug. by Sexymochochocolat June 12, 2022
Get the stop gatekeepingmug.