Definition of "coming-out" [coming-out]

• A social debut. (noun)
• A revelation or acknowledgment that one is a gay man, a lesbian, or a bisexual. (noun)

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• ""They would rather you were a drug addict than be gay," she told reporters at the time of her coming-out, which is chronicled in the upcoming documentary "Wish Me Away.""
• "How much fun to trade war stories aka coming-out stories, talk about each other’s crushes on female celebrities, and your disdain for the lack of lesbian films available!"
• "If he had a singular coming-out game this season, it was the Giants' 37-34 victory in Dallas on Dec. 11."