Definition of Come out of the closet

1. Verb. To state openly and publicly one's homosexuality. "This actor outed last year"


Definition of Come out of the closet

1. Verb. (intransitive idiomatic) To tell others about homosexuality, bisexuality or any minority or disapproved-of belief, preference, etc., where previously this had been kept secret. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Come Out Of The Closet

come of
come of age
come off it
come on down
come on home
come on over
come online
come ons
come out
come out in
come out in the wash
come out of one's shell
come out of the woodwork
come out smelling like a rose
come out smelling of roses
come out swinging
come out with
come over
come round
come short
come stà
come the acid
come the raw prawn
come thick and fast
come through
come to

Literary usage of Come out of the closet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of President Edwards by Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1830)
"... and when she came back, the child, being come out of the closet, meets her mother with this cheerful speech ; I can find God now! referring to what she ..."

2. The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life by Jonathan Edwards, Sereno Edwards Dwight (1830)
"... who was next neighbour; and when she came back, the child, being come out of the closet, meets her mother with this cheerful speech; I can find God now! ..."

3. Celebrated Trials Connected with the Upper Classes of Society, in the by Peter Burke (1851)
"... stood behind his master, with a candle in his hand, to shadow Black Will, that his master might by no means perceive him come out of the closet. ..."

4. The Works of President Edwards: With Valuable Additions and a Copious by Jonathan Edwards (1879)
"... who was next neighbor ; and when she came back, the child being come out of the closet, meets her mother with this cheerful speech—I can fino God now ! ..."

5. Culloden Papers: Comprising an Extensive and Interesting Correspondence from by H. R. Duff (1815)
"That Member was newly come out of the Closet, and found all the Gentlemen there in the Bed-Chamber who were concerned in the Address ; with .whom he retired ..."

6. The Works of President Edwards in Four Volumes: A Reprint of the Worcester by Jonathan Edwards (1858)
"... and her mother went over to her brother's, who was next neighbor ; and when she came back, the child being come out of the closet, meets her mother with ..."

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