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Appendix:Snowclones/first rule of X: do not talk about X

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Etymology

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From the movie Fight Club (1999): "The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club."

Phrase

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first rule of X: do not talk about X

  1. (snowclone) Said of something that must be kept confidential.
    • 2013, Priscilla West, Wrecked, Blackbird Publishing, page 77:
      First rule of Girl Code: don't talk about Girl Code.