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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

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

Northern Canaries 

Saddos who support norwich football club but live in northern England.

four canaries 

An expression where one may not usually be able to use the curse fucking hell so is cut short.
"Four canaries that was close!"
"Four canaries shes a bit of a minger"
four canaries by J-J-K May 21, 2008

Armpit Canaries

What is referred to as the yellow stains in a man's pitted-out, old t-shirt.

Reference: Undateable
Woah! Would you check out the armpit canaries on that guy!
Armpit Canaries by Aku_Shimarisu September 4, 2011
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