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

Hairy Canary

Hysterical Temper Tantrum

When Walter found out that Gary spent the rent money on beer and hookers he had a Hairy Canary.

by leahcim September 30, 2005

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 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

yellow canaries

a type of diamond.

ok yellow canaries in the watch, cranberry on the drop, ben and jerrys on the spot.

by Cardan December 15, 2007

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