broom closet

English

Etymology

By analogy with closet, and due to the association of witchcraft with brooms.

Noun

broom closet (plural broom closets)

  1. (figuratively, often humorously) The metaphorical place in which a Wiccan's religious identity is hidden.
  2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see broom,‎ closet.
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