Definition of closet-

closet-

• prefix applied to a noun indicating a person is secretly something.

  He's a closet Republican.

  Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'closet':
closet freak	Definitions include: a person who seems good on the outside, but in the bedroom is a freak and likes to get freaky (have sex).
come out of the closet	Definitions include: to be open about one's homosexuality.
in the closet	Definitions include: not having admitted one's non-heterosexuality.
out of the closet	Definitions include: having revealed publicly that one is homosexual.
rain closet	Definitions include: the shower.

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