Definition of «gatekeep»
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| First seen | 2026 |
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"Gatekeep" refers to deliberately limiting who can access information, opportunities, or a community, usually in a way criticized as exclusionary. Online, it often describes withholding useful knowledge or acting as an unofficial bouncer for a fandom, hobby, or platform. The word carries a negative judgment, though speakers may use it playfully when joking about protecting an obscure interest. It is especially common in social-media arguments about expertise, identity, and ownership of cultural spaces.
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— I finally learned how to make the perfect grilled cheese. — Please don’t gatekeep it; the group chat deserves the recipe. — Fine, but I’m hiding the secret ingredient in a dramatic puzzle.
The librarian tried to gatekeep the snack cupboard, but the raccoon had already forged a membership card and laminated it.
People relying solely on generative ai as their source of information is a contributing factor of the rise of anti-intellectualism. Especially, now since a lot of generative ai companies are burning and scanning books at rapid rates for no reason expect for stock holders appeal and to gatekeep information from the masses.
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