canon fodder 

(adj.) Expendable.


Can also be applied to culture.

Just canon fodder in there.

canon fodder by Kung-Fu Jesus May 2, 2004

Canon fodder 

A character in a film which has been developed from different source material i.e. film or comic, who is killed off far too easily or has their character so dramatically changed that they bear little or no resembleance to the original characterisation

Man 1: Dude did you see the Wolverine film yet?
Man 2: Yeah, was brilliant, shame about Deadpool though.
Man 1: Yeah he total canon fodder.

Canon fodder by deejaydoubleyou May 9, 2009

Female Canon Fodder

To describe a man who is known as the side for a female when their main boyfriend is not present. Side-piece, Side-Nigga, Side-hoe

Brenda told her friend Amy that Mark was just Female Canon Fodder until she was with Aaron again.
Nathan proclaims he is Female Canon Fodder for Anna while her boyfriend is gone.

Female Canon Fodder by KingDoubleC May 6, 2019

Male Canon Fodder 

To describe a woman who is used as a placeholder by a man when his girlfriend is not present. Side-hoe, Side piece

Nathan told Mark that Natalie was just Male Canon Fodder until Brianna came back from vacation.
Maria told her friend Diana that she felt like she was was just Male Canon Fodder to Henry because Amy was working and he wanted love.

Male Canon Fodder by KingDoubleC May 10, 2019

cannon fodder 

Usually soldiers who are used as "fodder" during an attack to use up enemy fire before launching an attack. Cannon Fodder is usually made up of useless units that are in-expensive.

Send in the peons against the archers first then follow up with our calvary.

cannon fodder by Demonghast June 30, 2003

corporate cannon fodder 

This is similar to its' military definition except applied to the corporate world and its' culture. A low ranking employee without many skills. One who is considered expendable because he/she can easily be replaced.

Hourly workers in this company are just corporate cannon fodder. They just keep us around until we can be replaced by a computer program.

corporate cannon fodder by Edword July 31, 2006

cannon fodder 

cannon fodder, meaning someone who is expendable or in simpler terms, a tool. It is a verry flexible term that is used widley in reference to politics and athletics, but most frequently in combat. The term is a military term that dates back to the civil war, troops would be sent out as distraction to the cannons, or simply as "food for the cannons" in other words, fodder means food, thus cannon fodder means cannon food.

1)Bush is Chenneys cannon fodder... what a tool.
2)in the game of rugby, Backs are Cannon fodder for the Forwards, who do all the real work
3)half of the platoon was used as cannon fodder when they went over the top of the trench.

cannon fodder by buddyguy January 4, 2007