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gatekeepy

gatekeepy is the alternative spelling of gate-keepy.

Meaning of gate-keepy

Adjective

gate-keepy

  1. (informal) 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
    Synonyms:
    gatekeepery

Forms of gatekeepy

comparativemore gatekeepy
superlativemost gatekeepy

Questions about gatekeepy

What is gatekeepy the alternative spelling of?
Gatekeepy is the alternative spelling of gate-keepy.

Words near gatekeepy in the dictionary

  1. gatekeeperships
  2. gatekeepery
  3. gatekeeping
  4. gatekeepings
  5. gatekeeps
  6. gatekeepy
  7. gatekept
  8. gateleg
  9. gateleg table
  10. gateleg tables
  11. gatelegged

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