Cancable
The conversational process of referencing content, an experience, idea/concept, etc as or in an overtly funny manner, but due to either the context, or the nature of the content, it could be seen as risky or inappropriate depending on the social situation. When this process is used correctly, it can be simplified as an incredibly funny joke or series of jokes that has the potential to be offensive to specific people or a specific person. When used incorrectly, this will likely result in awkward laughs, strange or displeased stares or glances, or utter silence from the people around you as they try to process the bullshit that just came out of your mouth.
Use In a Sentence: Oh my god, Friend and I had such a fun night last night at the comedy club it was cancable! *laughs*
Acceptable Situational Example That Could Be Seen as Cancable:
*silence*…
Friend: What if we just brought back slavery?
You: *laughing* Oh my god where the fuck did that come from?? *laughs some more and receives the joke well because due to the joke originating from complete randomness, being told by a friend, or has a lack of context, or due it potentially having a hidden meaning or has a connection to an inside joke, it can be seen as very funny*
Unacceptable Situational Example:
*Random spirts of conversation/gossip/ranting in a group setting with 2 other coworkers you are not friends with, but potentially get along with well*
Female Coworker 1: Did you watch that last episode of Special Victims Unit (SVU)?
Male Coworker 1: The one where they had that little boy engage in…*sexual and not even remotely ok behavior for a child to participate in*…?
Female Coworker 1: Yea! It was soo discomforting! I had to turn the TV off I couldn’t watch it anymore.
You: Game is game right!?!
*silence + shocked, displeased or disgusted stares*
You: Get it? Cause the little boy was playing a game before he got…
*more displeased looks as you realize this was not the correct situation to say something like this in*
Acceptable Situational Example That Could Be Seen as Cancable:
*silence*…
Friend: What if we just brought back slavery?
You: *laughing* Oh my god where the fuck did that come from?? *laughs some more and receives the joke well because due to the joke originating from complete randomness, being told by a friend, or has a lack of context, or due it potentially having a hidden meaning or has a connection to an inside joke, it can be seen as very funny*
Unacceptable Situational Example:
*Random spirts of conversation/gossip/ranting in a group setting with 2 other coworkers you are not friends with, but potentially get along with well*
Female Coworker 1: Did you watch that last episode of Special Victims Unit (SVU)?
Male Coworker 1: The one where they had that little boy engage in…*sexual and not even remotely ok behavior for a child to participate in*…?
Female Coworker 1: Yea! It was soo discomforting! I had to turn the TV off I couldn’t watch it anymore.
You: Game is game right!?!
*silence + shocked, displeased or disgusted stares*
You: Get it? Cause the little boy was playing a game before he got…
*more displeased looks as you realize this was not the correct situation to say something like this in*
Cancable by Aidoneus Voss May 11, 2024