The use of technical terms or over-complicated language as a tool to; Make yourself seem smarter than you actually are or to gate certain individuals from understanding your work who would otherwise understand,
"I want to enjoy reading this but I'm just being word gated. And I just don't understand what is being said."
"I want to get into this industry but the sheer amount of word gating makes it difficult."
"I want to get into this industry but the sheer amount of word gating makes it difficult."
by MisinformedOwl February 20, 2023