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Vegas rule

Vegas rule noun: a tacit agreement between two parties not to publicly discuss or verbally repeat events, conversations, or other sensitive information.

Noun

Vegas rule (plural Vegas rules)

  1. (humorous, slang) A tacit agreement between two parties not to publicly discuss or verbally repeat events, conversations, or other sensitive information.

Forms of Vegas rule

pluralVegas rules
alternative formLas Vegas rule

Origin of Vegas rule

Derived from the popular saying in Las Vegas, Nevada: What Happens Here, Stays Here.

Questions about Vegas rule

What does Vegas rule mean?
Vegas rule means a tacit agreement between two parties not to publicly discuss or verbally repeat events, conversations, or other sensitive information.
What part of speech is Vegas rule?
Vegas rule is a noun.
What is the plural of Vegas rule?
The plural of Vegas rule is Vegas rules.

Words near Vegas rule in the dictionary

  1. vegaquarian
  2. vegaquarians
  3. vegaroni
  4. vegas
  5. Vegas mode
  6. Vegas rule
  7. Vegas rules
  8. Vegas Strip
  9. vegasite
  10. vegatable
  11. vegaviid

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