Gatekeepery

Quick meaning: Gatekeepery is an adjective meaning (informal) Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to gatekeeping.

Meaning

(informal) Engaging in, characteristic of, or related to gatekeeping.

Example Sentences

Seems like gender transition has gotten easier and less gatekeepery since the last time El looked into it.

This was one of those gatekeepery anecdotes that you needed an English/Posh Git dictionary to make any sense of.

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.

Word Forms

• gatekeeper-y

Synonyms for gatekeepery

Depending on context, synonyms include gate-keepy.

Related Words

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