Refers to the insanely-frustrating act of asking an employee over the PA system to come and assist with something, only to then say, "never mind" a long while afterwards, when said frazzled employee has hastily "dropped everything" and speed-walked almost all the way up to the area where he was asked to present himself.
The last-minute paging-cancel is especially infuriating/draining if the responding employee has had to go through a lot of difficult preparation before heading to his requested locale, such as cleansing his extremely-soiled hands, changing into cleaner/neater attire, setting down a huge armload of items, powering off a complicated piece of equipment, etc.
by QuacksO May 10, 2019
Get the last-minute paging-cancelmug. 
v. that which cancels
My coworker tried to yell over the loudspeaker while I was making an announcement, but no one could hear him because of my noise-cancellating microphone.
by SharaC1982 July 30, 2008
Get the cancellatingmug. (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.
by urbandictionaryuser232456 May 7, 2024
Get the cancelmug. A system in any work place where promotion or transfer is prevented by Human Resources or a Manager due to the politically incorrect standing of an employee or due to other factors such as age discrimination). The one being shadow cancelled does not know this is taking place to undermine their professional career.
My boss and director recommended my for promotion, but HR vetoed it-I'm sure it is due to me being shadow cancelled so I can't advance.
by Cuivre2004 July 18, 2022
Get the shadow cancelledmug. 
Nose cancelling ear pugs , I don't want that smell in my nose, I'm plugging my ear holes because I can hear that smell.
by Duertromety December 1, 2021
Get the Nose cancelling ear pugsmug.