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Is "closeted" queer language? I've never found consistent etymology or history of the word, but language is obviously driven by society. I really hope I haven't been offending my friends throwing around that word all William-Nilliam... I'm not the most tapped-in person to culture, and even then, I'm unbelievably slow to catch on.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closeted
Ya a quick read not too many other things have ever really used the language in such a consistent way.