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

English

Etymology

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

Phrase

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.