broom closet

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Etymology[edit]

By analogy with closet, and due to the association of witchcraft with brooms.

Noun[edit]

broom closet (plural broom closets)

  1. (figuratively, often humorous) The metaphorical place in which a Wiccan's religious identity is hidden.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broom,‎ closet.
    • 1988 February 26, Jack Clark, “Who Killed Jay Brunkella?”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      The backup team would be crouched in some tiny broom closet, with sweat rolling down their faces and their backs growing stiffer, and the jackrollers would just walk by.

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