Gatekeepery

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to gatekeeping. informal

    "Nostalgia is unproductive at best, and harmful at worst. I think it leads to gatekeeper-y behaviour, in terms of people feeling ownership over how we talk about things, or what something should be, or what gender a Ghostbuster is allowed to be."

Synonyms

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gate-keepy

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"Nostalgia is unproductive at best, and harmful at worst. I think it leads to gatekeeper-y behaviour, in terms of people feeling ownership over how we talk about things, or what something should be, or what gender a Ghostbuster is allowed to be."

Etymology

From gatekeeper + -y.

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