come out of the broom closet

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To publicly reveal that one is a Wiccan or some other type of neopagan. idiomatic
    — Second, despite constitutional guarantees of religions freedom and practice, and despite the rhetoric of tolerance with which religion in American society is cloaked, "coming out of the broom closet" and declaring oneself Wiccan or Witch remains a very risky act for many people, precisely because of the different cultures in which they reside.

词形变化

comes out of the broom closet present,singular,third-person coming out of the broom closet participle,present come out of the broom closet participle,past come out of the broom closet past

词源

Coined 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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