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Gatekeeping

When someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights to a community or identity.
"I love punk bands like Green Day!"
"Ugh, they're not even punk. They totally sold out."

"Oh man, I love Harry Potter. I am such a geek!"
"Hardly. Talk to me when you're into theoretical physics."

"Erika Moen is my favorite queer cartoonist."
"She's not queer, she married a man!"
"Quit your gatekeeping. No one died and made you Queen of the Gays!"
by sarahalyse June 2, 2012
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Gatekeeping

Gatekeeping is to make your interests exclusive in order to protect them from becomingmainstream
Gaslight, Gatekeeping, Girlboss
by Suzanne Keller January 13, 2022
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gaslight gatekeep girlboss

(Adj) a funny phrase almost always used ironically. This is used as an exclamation after you (usually female) do something impressive
I am very good at arguments and am very successful! I gaslight gatekeep girlboss!
by RedRedRainbow May 6, 2021
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Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss

A trio of words that start with G, words that show.
Gaslight: Manipulation
Gatekeep: Holding someone back
Girlboss: Feminine idol
Twitter person ig: Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss is the ultamite trio.
by enderjester May 30, 2021
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Gateway high school

Gateway high school is a high school in Kissimmee Florida where kids get expelled for smoking in bathrooms and having sex in elevators and the Chico’s and chicas think they run shit .At that school the deans dick ride the football players. Nobody gives a fuck there. Not the teachers, the deans the students, except the ROTC program(best in the county), they're sooo try hard, you would think they training for war. The bitches there act hard and all the boys swear they cute. If you not a athlete or doing some kind of sport in gateway and your a boy then most likely you wanna be a wack ass sound cloud rapper. Don’t come to this school.
“ I saw gateway high school rotc running today and mfs was passing out and the bald headed man was singing mad loud”

You heard about all those kids that got expelled for smoking in the bathroom
by Jamescordon1233 March 26, 2020
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Gatekeeping

A word used to describe when someone sets a standard/limit on what someone must do to call themselves a 'true fan' of something/someone.
Joe: So what TV shows do you like?
Erin: Well, I'm a huge fan of Doctor Who. I also...
Joe: Doctor Who? I LOVE that show. When did you start watching.
Erin: Back in 2005 when the show was restarted.
Joe: Ah, you see, I was watching the classic series long before then. You can't really call yourself a true fan.

Erin: But I have a ton of the merchandise, and I've met David Tennant...
Joe: Oh, you're a fan definitely but not a proper fan. We've been there since long before the BBC revived the show.
Ted: Dude, stop gatekeeping the show. A fan is a fan. You don't need to set a standard.
by WatcherMark October 27, 2018
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