closet case
(slang, idiomatic) A person who is shunned, ignored, or considered to be an embarrassment.
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Born ~1946 · 1 year of recorded useDefinitions
(slang, idiomatic) A person who is shunned, ignored, or considered to be an embarrassment.
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(slang, idiomatic) A person who conceals or denies their sexuality or gender identity.
“Grindr-using closet case Speaker Mike "Power Bottom" Johnson shut Congress down yet AGAIN to protect Donald? When the hell are Congress' balls going to drop and they put country over party and remove the entire treasonous regime?”
“Grindr-using closet case Speaker Mike "Power Bottom" Johnson shut Congress down yet AGAIN to protect Donald? When the hell are Congress' balls going to drop and they put country over party and remove the entire treasonous regime?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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