closetry

Etymology

From closet + -ry.

closetry means the fact of being in the closet; attitudes associated with this. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.

noun

The fact of being in the closet; attitudes associated with this.“Gay people, especially writers, editors and English teachers, who believe that the dictionary panelists' majority position against the word gay is oppressive, stemming from the homophobia (or closetry) of the panelist, may wish to express their views […]”