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to be a gay, lesbian, bi or queer person who hides their true sexual orientation from the public and those around them. often for fear of persecution, rejection, others' reactions, but not always for negative reasons. some would just as soon not come out or see no reason to.
jerry's gay, but he stays closeted to avoid losing his teaching job.
closeted by dagger_grrl October 11, 2003
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A repressed homosexual or bi-sexual who may or may not 'come out of the closet' and disclose their sexuality. They may be 'outed' against their will.

Also refers to a homosexual or bi-sexual who is experiencing self denial.
"he is so closeted that he thinks he is in Narnia"
closeted by LizzieHHH January 9, 2008
I'm not cloested.
closeted by DaMan November 6, 2003
A girl who goes to an all girls school and calls girls bi when she is bi herself. She refuses to admit it so takes it out on some innocent civilian.
A is closeted
Closeted by Edgardavis22 April 10, 2021
you.
you are so closeted.
closeted by wilder242 August 9, 2022

Closeted Gay 

"Someone who hasn't outed their sexuality yet"
Al is probably a closeted gay.
Closeted Gay by uwufuuuuj August 30, 2017

Closeted Republican 

A self-proclaimed democrat or liberal who's actions and opinions more closely resemble a republican or conservative. Also called a fashionable liberal.
He's such a closeted Republican. He claims to be against the death penalty but joined up on that band wagon lynch mob without a second thought.
Closeted Republican by Ford Leiden December 28, 2009
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