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"etymology_text": "Derived from the popular saying in Las Vegas, Nevada: What Happens Here, Stays Here.",
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"A tacit agreement between two parties not to publicly discuss or verbally repeat events, conversations, or other sensitive information."
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"(slang, humorous) A tacit agreement between two parties not to publicly discuss or verbally repeat events, conversations, or other sensitive information."
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