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Gateway Cuddling

(v) Gateway Cuddling happens when you have zero intentions on just cuddling with someone. The intentions are very much geared towards making the cuddling session into something more sexual.
"Danny said he just wanted to cuddle but I knew it would be more of a gateway cuddling date with him."
by turkeyhands January 10, 2025
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Gatekeeping

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
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Gatespreading

The act of taking up multiple seats by a single person at an airport gate. Usually a passive-aggressive assortment of bags, food, or body parts. Eye-contact is rarely made.
Damn, the gates packed and there’s like 20 mofos gatespreading here!
by Cranky52 April 17, 2025
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Gatekept

Gaslit, gatekept, girlbossed
by Urbanscrabbledictionary February 3, 2026
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Gateleaving

The act of emotionally or intellectually distancing yourself from a shared experience to become a detached, clinical observer. Unlike gatekeeping (which keeps people out), gateleaving is when you "leave" the shared space of "we/us" to talk about "you/them" as if you are an alien or a judge.
Person A: "It’s interesting how you humans always get emotional about the weather."
Person B: "Bro, stop gateleaving us and just admit it's a nice day. You're acting like an alien."

My boyfriend started gateleaving our relationship when he said 'Your problems are yours' instead of 'Our problems.'"
by DrRobotMan February 25, 2026
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Gatekeeper's Paradox

A meme is dead the moment someone plants the gates/differentiate "true" and "false".
Among Us' demise was due to the Gatekeeper's Paradox - the creation of two caucuses: "Stop saying sus" and "Only true players get this."
by Spvtnyk February 28, 2026
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Gateway Metal

Much like gateway drugs, it’s the softer entry level metal you listen to before getting into harder, heavier metal. -Steven Jessup
Linkin Park was my Gateway Metal band before I started listening to Slipknot.
by JekkylJack June 7, 2025
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