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Cancelism 

The habit of people to cancel things or plans is called cancelism.
Lata, Shriya, Bhavkia, Garima, Ekansh, Kartik and ayush have a cancelism tendency.
Cancelism by ajadon September 16, 2023

Cancelgasm 

The feeling you have when you were preparing to cancel something and feel bad but before you do the other party cancels so you don't have to
I had a cancelgasm when the dentist office called to reschedule my appointment. I was not in the mood but I had postponed twice already
Cancelgasm by Cicca22 February 27, 2022

Cancelists 

A group of people or friends who cancels plans frequently or at last minute.
I wouldn't go with you all as you're known for being cancelists.
Cancelists by ajadon September 10, 2023

Imaginary cancerist 

Someone who fakes cancer for the attention of his "real" friends
Did you know he had luchemia?
Haha no he doesn't he's just an imaginary cancerist.

Concealism 

A style and, arguably, genre of film-making in which real, non-actors are manipulated into becoming part of a fictional, plot. This is similar to the hidden-camera genre of comedy, but different in that the unwitting participants may be aware that they are being filmed - just not fully aware of the true nature of the filming.

Significant examples of cinematic concealism include:
Vampire's Kiss (1988) - some scenes featured Nicolas Cage interacting with real people, unaware that they were being filmed, on the streets of New York
Windy City Heat (2003)
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
Bruno (2009)
Under the Skin (2013) - some scenes featured Scarlett Johansson interacted with real people, unaware that they were being filmed, on the streets of Glasgow
Look Who's Back (2015) - some scenes featured a man presenting as Adolf Hitler interacting with members of the general public in front of cameras, mostly assuming they were in some sort of comedy film
Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020)
Bad Trip (2020)

The phrase originates from the comedy film podcast Diminishing Returns, following a discussion of the work of Sacha Baron Cohen, the film Windy City Heat and the film Vampire's Kiss (where the hosts finally settled on a specific phrase to use for the genre).
Sacha Baron Cohen is a master of cinematic concealism.
Concealism by Solmaquina August 30, 2020

Cancelista 

An activist devoted to the elimination of a person, product, or media production as a result of some real or imagined social justice transgression.
Cancelistas have taken out Gone With the Wind, Cops, and Apu from the Simpsons. What's next?
Cancelista by Top-Break July 27, 2020