come out of the broom closet
To publicly reveal that one is a Wiccan or some other type of neopaganTo publicly reveal that one is a Wiccan or some other type of neopagan.
» He came across some old documents in the closet.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To publicly reveal that one is a Wiccan or some other type of neopagan.
Examples
21 sentencesHe came across some old documents in the closet.
She came across some old documents in the closet.
Martino came out of the closet.
Gabor came out of the closet.
He came out of the closet.
Origin
Coined by analogy with come out of the closet, with the proverbial hiding place being chanCoined 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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Forms
comes out of the broom closet, coming out of the broom closet, come out of the broom closet, come out of the broom closet| Base form | come out of the broom closet · to come out of the broom closet |
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| 3rd person singular | comes out of the broom closet |
| Present participle | coming out of the broom closet |
| Past simple | come out of the broom closet |
| Past participle | come out of the broom closet |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | come out of the broom closet |
| he, she, it | comes out of the broom closet |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | come out of the broom closet |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have come out of the broom closet |
| he, she, it | has come out of the broom closet |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will come out of the broom closet |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.