voluntary canary

A voluntary canary is someone who makes a sacrifice, often publicly, in support of a personal or professional value yet stays in the situation instead of leaving. Like a canary in a coal mine, s/he is exposed to whatever happens. Unlike the canary, s/he does it voluntarily. And, it happens to rhyme.

Berkeley's Earth & Atmospheric Science Department canceled a lecture because of the invited scientist's political views. David Romps resigned from his chairmanship in protest but stayed at the school. He became a voluntary canary! We need more profs like that. Let's see if he survives in Berkeley's woke academic coal mine.

by Hugo de Naranja October 19, 2021

Canary

A person who says "depends" on every question

Person 1: What's 1+1?
Person 2: Depends
Person 1: you're such a Canary

by Xylister April 16, 2025

canaries

A untrustworthy individual commonly working with the police , can be used to describe a snitch,rat,pigeon,betrayer,backstabber, in various formality one that appears genuine but is infact counterfeit;

Canaries
J.E.T ;sup wit it O.G. ?

O.G ; whats really real wit cha' J.E.T tell me them facts about them new fools on the next block,I needs to know ..!!!
J.E.T ; I got you ,well umm let me just say them be some straight pigeons best to keep them in a distance, hawking it on the real,ya feel..?
O.G ; good work J.E.T get to deploying that decon for those rats ya dig..!!!
J.E.T ; on the one ,got to do it moving ,I'll keep you in the loop..!!

Defined 2 all marks,narks,swine,lying,dividing,rat, snitch,loose lipped,counterfeit,confidential informents,blabbing,fakes,snakes,fiction spitting,spineless,get goners

by Pepéleepew January 27, 2022