Canary Day

Not doing anything for a day or for consecutive number of days

I just had a Canary Day weekend.

by Phil Iverson November 28, 2005

Canary

-A person (usually) of thin build who wears skinny jeans.
-These people projects a sense of self that makes others think, "Boy, I would feel so bad if the little guy were to get hurt."
-Often confused as homosexuals, they are usually sensitive and MAY have some feminine mannerisms, though this is not the case with all.
-Taken from the movie, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist." Michael Cera is the "King Canary"(KC for short).

Example 1:
Al: So, Brian was looking for you.
Bill: Who?
Al: That guy, Brian. He hangs out with us all the time.
Bill: I have no clue who you're talking about.
Al: He's that Canary who loves to draw.
Bill: OOoooh. Ok.

Example 2:
Al: As he walked by, he told me, "F*** off."
Bill: :O
Al: If he weren't such a Canary, I would have lunged at him.
Bill: Who knew that such a Canary had it in him.

by Wall-E-Accept February 28, 2011

canary in a goldmine

A little booger that creates a whistling sound when breathing through your nose.

He had a canary in a goldmine and the noise kept me up all night.

by skychair September 12, 2010

Internet Canary

The guy in the office who surfs the web more than anybody else, but nobody complains about him. Because as long as he hasn't gotten fired, you know you are safe, too.

Man, now that Vince quit, who's going to be the new "Internet Canary"?

by TheOriginalBaconSandwich November 13, 2009

digital canary

Sealing one or both nostrils while voiding excrement in a closed space (as with a finger). Following excretion, the seal is removed. This allows an accurate measure of the space's ambient odor.

"Chicks are the chess of deucin'. Courtesy flushes, lipstick lighters, crap gaskets, digital canary… She presses one nostril shut the whole time, then uses the fresh nostril to gauge things at the end. Like a pregnancy test."

by Enny December 28, 2007

drug canary

Someone who samples a drug before someone else, to make sure it's safe.

We found some potentially shady shrooms, so Robert volunteered to be our drug canary and confirmed they were totally pure.

by samsonite312 August 31, 2020

look like the cat swallowed the canary

to have a knowing and self-satisfied smile on one's face; to be pleased with oneself, often because one has done something which one knows was wrong but which was very enjoyable.

1. when the teacher came into the classroom, the students sat there looking like cats that swallowed the canaries
2. don't trust karen, she looks like the cat swallowed the canary...i know what you're up tp karen!!
: look like the cat swallowed the canary

by a very tired student September 24, 2018