Gate-keepy
adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to gatekeeping. informal
""Something that has always bothered me about this kind of hobby is that there is, of course the occasional person ... who gets kinda gatekeepy with the hobby. Part of the tabletop culture ... is the community of it. So why would you want ... people scared away from enjoying your hobby? […]"
Synonyms
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More examples""Something that has always bothered me about this kind of hobby is that there is, of course the occasional person ... who gets kinda gatekeepy with the hobby. Part of the tabletop culture ... is the community of it. So why would you want ... people scared away from enjoying your hobby? […]"
Etymology
From gate-keep + -y.
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