Etymology

egg prime directive

Today it means: The principle against telling someone who is questioning their gender identity whether or not one suspects that they are transgender. Full definition →

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From egg (“a person regarded as having not yet realized they are transgender, who has not yet come out as transgender, or who is in the early stages of transitioning”) + prime directive, in reference to the Prime Directive from media franchise Star Trek.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.