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Meanings of coming out of the closet in English

Russian
камин-аут
Portuguese
sair do armário
Spanish
salir del clóset
Catalan
sortir de l'armari
Wikidata

Process of revealing one's sexual orientation or other attributes.

камин-аут
Usage of coming out of the closet in English
1
That entails coming out of the closet, much to his father's chagrin.
The Guardian
2
A lot more mentally ill people started coming out of the closet after that.
The Guardian
3
Don't think me stingy, Drummond, but I'm not coming out of the closet for Whitehall.
Mortal Allies
4
Ellen's not coming out of the closet in 3D.
Wired
5
Then he turned to the staggering man, the one Hope had seen coming out of the closet.
Hostile intent
6
Or what about when South Park aired that episode that was an extended joke about Tom Cruise not coming out of the closet?
The Guardian
7
Interestingly, Tobias is also the true author of Best Little Boy in the World - a classic novel about coming out of the closet.
Wired
8
The anchor of this speech is that some of us aren't coming out of the closet, some of us came out of the quiet.
NY Magazine
9
Nana was a whiz with E-Trade over the Internet, but she'd never been able to understand the gay thing about coming out of the closet.
Alpine for You
10
With these types of "conferences" always having a messy buildup, South Africans could soon see some more "scandals" coming out of the closet.
The South African
11
"Here it is," Soheila said, coming out of the closet holding a small blue envelope.
The Demon Lover