Right? Fuck the Midwest haters, but I will gatekeep how good we have it. Esp IL, a blue state in the Midwest? Keep believing it's all corn fields bro
why would anyone gatekeep a free indie game
Someone recently asked me what makes a good city planner vs a bad one. Here's my answer: Good planners value working with people to solve problems & achieve shared goals. Bad planners hide behind process to make th…
Grrr I wish I could gatekeep the word enthusiast on this one, but it does fit sadly.
girl ive BEEN having that conversation. lucy is such a visionary; she was gaslight, gatekeep, girlbossing DECADES before it was a thing.
To hoard access to something (a hobby, subculture, band, restaurant) by demanding newcomers prove their credentials. "Don't gatekeep the good ramen spot, just send the address." The internet's half-ironic trinity: gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss.
"Don't gatekeep the good ramen spot, just send the address."
“Right? Fuck the Midwest haters, but I will gatekeep how good we have it. Esp IL, a blue state in the Midwest? Keep believing it's all corn fields bro”
“why would anyone gatekeep a free indie game”
“Someone recently asked me what makes a good city planner vs a bad one. Here's my answer: Good planners value working with people to solve problems & achieve shared goals. Bad planners hide behind process to make themselves petty lords of a tiny fiefdom to gatekeep prosperity.”
“Grrr I wish I could gatekeep the word enthusiast on this one, but it does fit sadly.”
“girl ive BEEN having that conversation. lucy is such a visionary; she was gaslight, gatekeep, girlbossing DECADES before it was a thing.”
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To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness.
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To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
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To control or limit access to something.
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gatekeep means To hoard access to something (a hobby, subculture, band, restaurant) by demanding newcomers prove their credentials. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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Viral internet speak — memes, ratios, main-character moments, and the algospeak of every platform from Twitter to Reddit to TikTok comment sections.
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