Cancel the clown

A desperate and somewhat dishonest technique parents use in which the parent announces that, due to poor behaviour, they’ve had to cancel an exciting event or activity they’d had planned. The parent, however, never actually planned the event in the first place.

“That’s it,” the mom told her misbehaving children, “I had to cancel the clown I’d booked for this afternoon!”

by TrishaE October 23, 2019

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Cancel Brag

When you are trying to show off by namedropping what ambitious plans of yours were cancelled due to emergency precautions. Under the fake outrage you are trying to build an aura of your amazing life full of ambitious and VIP plans, Because of its speculative nature, it is a very safe way to brag. You need no proof of attendance to events that won't happen.

See humble brag, namedrop.

"My summer festivals tour is over. It's so horrible I can't go to Burning Man this year because of fucking COVID-19."
"Steve, last time I asked you what your plans were, you replied 'Time is an illusion'. This is just a cancel brag."

"I hate the Corona! My albino-only tantric retreat on a remote Swedish island set up by ABBA in the 70's got cancelled."
"Stop cancelbragging, Brian."

by Kocour Katastrofous April 19, 2020

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Cancel Mob

Social media users who latch on to accusations of bad behavior and attempt to get the accused fired or stripped of their status through pressure on advertisers and companies.

"Watch out Dave Chappelle, the cancel mob is coming for you!"
"What happened to Louis CK?" "The cancel mob got him."

by OkiShisa November 30, 2021

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