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cancer stick

i.e. a cigarette. One way a smoker might difuse a non-smoker's disapproval of nicotine use. Use with a sarcastic tone of voice. See also killer stick.
Chet: Hey Jill, see you're still burning up those cancer sticks.

Jill: Screw you, Chet.
by ignor July 5, 2003
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Cancel Culture

An Internet phenomenon in which people shun others from social media. Like ostracism, cancel culture existed to weed problematic social media users out. Either that, or to hold people accountable for their actions. But now, it's devolved into insecure people shunning anyone and anything they despise. Those who partake in this care nothing for making social media better. All they want is to make themselves feel important, and "cancelling" is the easiest way for them to do it.

Dredging people's mistakes up, over and over, isn't how you help people learn and grow. But people involved in cancel culture don't get this, as vilifying people is easier. While it's possible for things here to change, the Internet will never be the "safe space" these people want. It's a place where people from all across the world gather. And, like it or not, some people are monsters at their core. Do those people need to go? Yes, they do.

But cancel culture's so rampant it's more dangerous than the monsters could ever be. We'll soon live in a world where shunning people for the littlest thing will be commonplace. It'd happen all day, every day, all over the world. And, until cancel culture's dealt with now, that's going to be kind of world we'll live in. And that sounds like a very, very cold world to me.
by Otneimica April 2, 2021
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Cancer Zodiac Sign

Cancer,
A Cancer (The Zodiac Sign) are very underrated I will start off by saying. Cancers, are funny, caring, loving, and all of the above. Sure Cancers are supposed to be overly emotional, but that doesn't mean that they are a bad person. Just because someone is a Cancer and is emotional (Or not) does not mean they are automatically a bad person!
Sarah: 'Yo I am dating a Cancer!'
Chad: 'Awwwh he has Cancer? Poor thing'
Sarah: 'No sucker, Cancer Zodiac Sign!'
by Squirrels Are Underrated June 24, 2021
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Cancel Culture

The cancerous notion that a person who does something considered objectionable by most people should have their life ruined.
"Because this person on Instagram said that, they should be canceled forever. Yes, I support cancel culture."
by tron9200 April 4, 2022
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Cancer card

The unassailable excuse of cancer patients and their immediate family that gets them out of events and responsibilities as needed.
John didn't want to go to his cousin's wedding. So at the last minute, he played the cancer card and told his aunt he didn't feel well enough to make it. While his aunt fretted about what his absence meant for John's health, John watched college football all afternoon in his underwear.
by akwhitacre August 26, 2009
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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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