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In Australia when a car is pulled over by the police for being unroadworthy a defect notice is given and a large yellow sign (canary) is stuck to the front windscreen.

Being given a defect notice is thus referred to as 'being canaried'.
I got canaried on the way home because my car is a mobile disaster area. The cop was a total babe though so it wasn't all bad.
Canaried by Darvon June 1, 2011
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yellow canaries 

ok yellow canaries in the watch, cranberry on the drop, ben and jerrys on the spot.
yellow canaries by Cardan December 15, 2007

canaries 

a type of diamond, usually worn by a rapper, or thug with a flowing amount of money. A sign of prosperity.
rockiin tha canaries on mah wrist!
canaries by Ify N. August 30, 2005

Northern Canaries 

Saddos who support norwich football club but live in northern England.
guy that does not work to full potential
That canarie did not work to his full potential
canarie by create3d November 4, 2007

Canaries 

The homosexual pioneers who move into an undesirable area, carve out a home for themselves, and transform it into an up-and-coming neighborhood, or "gayborhood."

Like canaries in a mine, if they survive, others can stay and thrive, as well.
The rapid influx of canaries served as the saving grace for a neighborhood that was otherwise doomed to a future void of bright colors and Chardonnay.
Canaries by Manack February 12, 2012

canaries 

A untrustworthy individual commonly working with the police , can be used to describe a snitch,rat,pigeon,betrayer,backstabber, in various formality one that appears genuine but is infact counterfeit;
Canaries
J.E.T ;sup wit it O.G. ?

O.G ; whats really real wit cha' J.E.T tell me them facts about them new fools on the next block,I needs to know ..!!!
J.E.T ; I got you ,well umm let me just say them be some straight pigeons best to keep them in a distance, hawking it on the real,ya feel..?
O.G ; good work J.E.T get to deploying that decon for those rats ya dig..!!!
J.E.T ; on the one ,got to do it moving ,I'll keep you in the loop..!!

Defined 2 all marks,narks,swine,lying,dividing,rat, snitch,loose lipped,counterfeit,confidential informents,blabbing,fakes,snakes,fiction spitting,spineless,get goners
canaries by Pepéleepew January 27, 2022
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