gate-keepy
gate-keepy adjective: engaging in, characteristic of, or related to gatekeeping.
Adjective
gate-keepy
- Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to gatekeeping.
- "Something that has always bothered me about this kind of hobby is that there is, of course the occasional person ... who gets kinda gatekeepy with the hobby. Part of the tabletop culture ... is the community of it. So why would you want ... people scared away from enjoying your hobby? […]2018 November 19, David Escobedo, “Tabletop game shop welcomes players”, in The BG News, Bowling Green State University, page 12
- And I think that was really helpful because it was respectful to me and my gender to not be like gatekeepy or anything like that.2018, anonymous, quoted in Holly Brown, "Blessing Or BS?: Examining The Therapy Experiences Of Transgender And Gender Nonconforming Clients Obtaining Referral Letters For Gender Affirming Medical...
- Synonyms:
- gatekeepery
Synonyms of gate-keepy
Forms of gate-keepy
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Origin of gate-keepy
From gate-keep + -y.
Questions about gate-keepy
- What does gate-keepy mean?
- Gate-keepy means engaging in, characteristic of, or related to gatekeeping.
- What part of speech is gate-keepy?
- Gate-keepy is an adjective.
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