gatekeep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To control or limit access to something.
To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness.

noun

/ˈɡeɪt.kiːp/ En-au-gatekeep.ogg

gatekeep gatekeeps gatekeeping gatekept gate-keep

From gate + keep, as back-formation from gatekeeper.

no true Scotsman fallacy

gatekeeper gate-keepy

Indonesian: jaga pintu Indonesian: jaga tolak Portuguese: porteirar

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