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the canary

Someone that you let go first to make sure it is safe. Used sometimes by video-gamers. For instance, when the canary gets killed, springs the trap, takes the fall etc, it will tell you where the dangers/enemies are. Origin: coal miners used to keep a canary in the mine, when it died they knew there was poison gas.
Looks dangerous in there, let the canary go first.
by author December 9, 2008
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the canary

One of the many nicknames that Donald Trump Jr uses for cocaine.
Donald Trump Jr looks like the cat who swallowed the canary.
by Cursing the darkness December 12, 2022
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the canary islands

The best islands in the world, theyre found off the coast of africa, and are filled with peacefull, civilised great Spaniards, but there are lots of buggered british chavs, so be warned.
"Hey, have you been to the Canary Islands? Its the best islands in the world! The brits wanted the island because their islands were already filthy with irishmen!"

"Yeah but now its filled with the worst British Tourists ever, especially the ones from the black country."
by TheCanarian December 20, 2017
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The Canary Islands

One of the best islands in the world.
They're owned by Spain, and they're definitively somewhere to go if you wanna go to the beach every day
There's around 7 to 8 of them, and the biggest one is Tenerife!

Unfortunately during Summer prices to go there are high since demand, so try going in autumn or spring since most of the year it's mostly just summer!
(No, seasons don't really exist there)
Person 1: "Dude, I went to the Canary Islands in winter!"

Person 2: "And? How was it?"

Person 1: "It felt like I was back in summer! The beach was awesome and the rock beaches were the best!"
by NormalFery April 6, 2022
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Cat that ate the canary

Used to describe the look on someone’s face when they are satasfied with something they’ve done, said, or experienced...
Person One: *Finishes Puzle*
Person Two: Well don’t you look like the cat that ate the canary...
by TheCrunchy October 18, 2018
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look like the cat swallowed the canary

to have a knowing and self-satisfied smile on one's face; to be pleased with oneself, often because one has done something which one knows was wrong but which was very enjoyable.
1. when the teacher came into the classroom, the students sat there looking like cats that swallowed the canaries
2. don't trust karen, she looks like the cat swallowed the canary...i know what you're up tp karen!!
: look like the cat swallowed the canary
by a very tired student September 24, 2018
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Sending Down the Canary

That phenomenon when you're about do go down on a chick, but you don't know how much jizz is left after raw-dogging, so you send an exploratory finger down there. Just like sending down a canary in a coal mine to test for a hazardous cavern.
This chick wanted me to head downtown, but I thought there might still be a salty surprise left over from earlier, so I sent down the canary to make sure the coast was clear.

..."Sending down the canary "
by Lordopher May 16, 2014
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