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Cat that ate the canary

Used to describe the look on someone’s face when they are satasfied with something they’ve done, said, or experienced...
Person One: *Finishes Puzle*
Person Two: Well don’t you look like the cat that ate the canary...
by TheCrunchy October 18, 2018
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Canaryville

(Noun) AKA "The Ville" A small Irish neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The original birth place of gossip. Much like CHEERS, Canaryville is place where everyone knows your name (and your business).
You can tell that girl is from Canaryville, she's always in everyone's business.
by Sib n Tiff August 4, 2010
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the canary

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.
by author December 9, 2008
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Chanirys

Chanirys is the fakest person you will ever meet, she will make you think that she loves you but in reality she’s playing with your feelings
Chanirys is a player
by Jonmar December 10, 2022
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slap a canary on it

to put a yellow sticker on a windshield of a car to indicate that the car is unroadworthy. Australian English only
This car is a real disgrace. I really have no choice but to "slap a canary on it".
by Aussieq April 6, 2010
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let your caged canary sing

express your inner creativity in productive ways, without caring too much about what others think of your
music, art and culture are all about having to let your caged canary sing freely
by Sexydimma February 13, 2015
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Canary Trap

a method for exposing an information leak by giving different versions of a sensitive document to each of several suspects and seeing which version gets leaked.
The government needed to find their employee leaking information to the media so they setup a canary trap by giving each suspected employee a slightly different story.
by Tyson.Mason.1983 August 29, 2019
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