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coming-out

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of coming out of the closet

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

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24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: камінг-а́ўт (kaminh-áwt) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出櫃 /出柜 (chūguì) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Esperanto: elŝrankiĝi — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Finnish: kaapista ulos tuleminen — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • French: coming out — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • French: sortie du placard — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Georgian: კამინგ-აუტი (ḳaming-auṭi) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Georgian: ქამინგ აუთი (kaming auti) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • German: Coming-out — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • German: Comingout — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Hebrew: יָצָא מִן הָאֲרוֹן (yatsá min ha'arón) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Hebrew: אָאוּטִינְג (áuting) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Hungarian: előbújás — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Hungarian: coming out — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Italian: coming out — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Japanese: カミングアウト (kamingu-auto) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Korean: 커밍아웃 (keoming'aut) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Polish: coming out — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Portuguese: saída do armário — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Russian: каминг-а́ут (kaming-áut) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Spanish: salida del clóset — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Spanish: salida del armario — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Spanish: salida del placard — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
  • Ukrainian: камінґ-а́ут (kaming-áut) — self-disclosure of sexual orientation
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