come out of the broom closet

Meaning

Verb

To publicly reveal that one is a Wiccan or some other type of neopagan.

Origin

Coined by analogy with come out of the closet, with the proverbial hiding place being changed to a broom closet, a jocular reference to stereotype of witches riding brooms.

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