What is Canary?
1.
Someone that you let go first to make sure it is safe. Used sometimes by video-gamers. For instance, when the canary gets killed, springs the trap, takes the fall etc, it will tell you where the dangers/enemies are. Origin: coal miners used to keep a canary in the mine, when it died they knew there was poison gas.
Looks dangerous in there, let the canary go first.
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2.
Female singer, especially in the Big Band/Swing era.
Anita O'Day started off as a canary in the Krupa band, but she really hit her stride later as a jazz soloist.
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3.
a small songbird from the finch family. they can be found in the wild in places such as the canary islands but they are also bred for domestic pets. only the males sing. they come in many varieties of colours and types.
my canary can sing beautifully.
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4.
snitch, someone who rats
a crazy person, someone who's acting rediculous
That canary Jesse told the cops about his boy's stash; now he's locked up.
You're so canary right now, what are you saying?
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5.
a) to speed up when one sees a yellow light
b) to drive in a generally dangerous manner
ie: on the Old Jamestown Bridge
Rhody's (Rhode Islanders), and Mass-holes are well known for pulling a 'Canary' and that is part of the reason why they are well known for being the worst drivers in the world
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6.
Within tight circles of friends of lash artists and professional poppers of all things to be consumed the forerunner in such activities is the canary. When the canary snuffs it, do not allow time to mourn, just run as fast as your semi-jaundiced arse will allow to a world of self-righteous sobriety.
Shit Dan the canary is dead. Better make mine a half.
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7.
1. a popular female musician
2. an informer(because a canary sings)
That canary won't shut up after what happened yesterday.
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