cancel

(in the context of social media) to gather an arbitrarily large group of people on the Internet for the sole purpose of harassment or cyberbullying directed at a target for a present or past mistake or set of mistakes of theirs, regardless of said mistakes' properties
Had he not decided to tweet a criticizing comment on a popular YouTuber's recent video, he wouldn't have been canceled by their overly defensive fans.
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cancelism

The ideology, or practice of canceling people for their opinions, thoughts, speech, and political views.
The ideology of cancelism is part of totalitarianism.
by Chaotic Yeet October 21, 2021
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Cancel Culture Brainrot

The idea that cancel culture is justice. People who show these signs will cancel people for saying anything even if it is minuscule and the person they are trying to cancel has not actually committed a crime. The idea of cancel culture thrives on hate and not justice bringing people who are both hateful and sensitive to the topic.
This person thinks cancel culture is always right and they do not check their facts before trying to cancel someone. They have Cancel Culture Brainrot
by razztism December 2, 2024
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On Cancel

Exposed for controversial deeds and/or illegal deeds.
Mason: Yoo did you hear Luborn's Hottest Rapper Kevin Damont, was put on Cancel in Birdshitter last night for saying religious people should turn Atheist?

Brian: Fuck dude!
by PencilBuzz July 30, 2023
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Cancelled

1. A term used to describe an individual who possesses a penis of a significantly abnormal size, some argue an inhumanely large penis.

2. A term used to describe an individual with excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain or extreme hunger for wealth or material gain.

3. A word used to discriminate racial minorities in an unreasonable manner or with a unneeded intensity/force.
Examples 1: “dick boy is so cancelled, did you see those leaked screenshots of the zoom meeting? Incredible

Example 2: “call us cancelled cah all my homies chasing the bag, money”

Example 3: “did you not notice his skin tone? He’s cancelled”
by Zac zac zac November 6, 2020
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Cancel Pig

A person, usually a self-proclaimed internet activist, who spends most of their time online maligning anyone they deem "problematic" or "offensive" on social media in an effort to defame or "cancel" said person(s).
"There's this movie that I've been wanting to make for years, but I'm scared those cancel pigs on Twitter will try to shut it down, all because of an innocuous statement I made over a decade ago."

"When I told my brother that I wanted to share my thoughts about controversial topics on social media, he told me the cancel pigs would eat me alive."
by Jonkama December 13, 2023
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Cancellation Gambit

A marketing strategy to garner more publicity from cancellation of a product or feature, than through traditional methods such as an award or introducing something new.
There's no marketing budget this year, so we used a Cancellation Gambit to get some free PR by news outlets.
by omnix November 3, 2022
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