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/Sounds like "gah" (as in "garden") + "teh" (as in "ten") + "keh" (as in "kept") + "EHP" (as in "egg")/

Meaning

Refusing to share information, places, or recommendations so they don't get popular and get ruined. It's the cultural selfishness of the social media era.

Examples

I'm gatekeeping this restaurant, I don't want it to get crowded.

Stop gatekeeping and share the playlist.

Regional synonyms

To troll or harass someone with genuine intent to cause harm, going well beyond playful jokes. When the trolling becomes systematic and personal, it stops being humor and becomes digital harassment under a different name. Common across Latin America and Spain.