English Explanatory Dictionary

come out of the broom closet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To publicly reveal that one is a Wiccan or some other type of neopagan.

Word forms

come out of the broom closet comes out of the broom closet coming out of the broom closet

Etymology

Coined by analogy with come out of the closet, with the proverbial hiding place being changed to a broom closet, a jocular reference to stereotype of witches riding brooms.

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