Definition of come out of the closet Come out of the closet
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What does come out of the closet mean?
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| come out of the closet - to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality; "This actor outed last year" | ||
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| divulge, let on, unwrap, disclose, reveal, let out, give away, discover, expose, bring out, break make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- come out of the closet (Verb)
To tell others about homosexuality, bisexuality or any minority or disapproved-of belief, preference, etc. , where previously this had been kept secret.
