Office canary: a worthless or virtually worthless employee who will definitely be fired before you, but if that person does get fired, you had better look out.
Very similar to the canarys miners would take into the mine with them to warn them about poison gas. If the canary died, it was time to get out of dodge…
Where did the girl go that sat near the door?
She got let go and now I'm worried as she was my office canary.
Where did the girl go that sat near the door?
She got let go and now I'm worried as she was my office canary.
by Matt Kerr April 23, 2008
Get the Office canary mug.The person in a friend group that eats questionable food(such as foreign beef) first, while the other friends wait to see if the food is safe to eat.
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A Canary Day is a colloquial expression for a day of immense slothfulness, rest, or otherwise inhibition to perform the daily duties and routine of ones life. Often it is associated with drug use, abnormal sleeping schedules, and containment in a closed space for the entirety or majority of the day.
"I just had a 'Canary Day' week. I was so stressed from last week's work that I just couldn't focus on anything this week!"
by Jason Michael December 28, 2005
Get the Canary Day mug.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.
by author January 1, 2007
Get the canary mug.your cluster ring is full of canardly diamonds (therefore it's worthless unless it's set in gold or silver) "are those real diamonds?" asks the customer. yes they are canardly's. "whats a canardly?" you can hardly see them! they should be on a drill bit!
by larry bring January 31, 2009
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Made about a princess set to marry a prince, but who fell in love with a peasant. In the end, the princess is killed by the peasant who tried to kill the king.
Made about a princess set to marry a prince, but who fell in love with a peasant. In the end, the princess is killed by the peasant who tried to kill the king.
by Jayne the Annoyer January 8, 2004
Get the I Want to be Your Canary mug.Firefighter slang for a police officer at a fire or accident involving hazardous materials. Usualy it's because cops will approach the scene without any breathing apparatus or protective gear. When you see the cop keel over, call the mop and glow squad and get the hell out!
by FederalQ2B June 27, 2005
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