The scientists in a cyberpunk dystopia, hired by an oligarch to be nothing more than coalmine canaries aren't very sensible? IMMERSION RUINED!
The scientists in a potatopunk dystopia, hired by an oligarch to be nothing more than coalmine canaries aren't very sensible? IMMERSION RUINED!
Used informally in two distinct British ways: as a shorthand for the Canary Islands (a popular holiday destination), and as the nickname for Norwich City Football Club, whose team plays in yellow and green. The football sense is the more culturally persistent one in British sports conversation. Context usually makes clear which meaning is intended.
The Canaries held on for a draw against the league leaders and the fans went wild.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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City confirm key academy appointment.🔰 The Canaries have confirmed the internal promotion of Scott Smith to become the new academy manager. ─── The Pink Un 📰 #NCFC
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(UK) Norwich City Football Club]].
“The scientists in a cyberpunk dystopia, hired by an oligarch to be nothing more than coalmine canaries aren't very sensible? IMMERSION RUINED!”
“The scientists in a potatopunk dystopia, hired by an oligarch to be nothing more than coalmine canaries aren't very sensible? IMMERSION RUINED!”
“City confirm key academy appointment.🔰 The Canaries have confirmed the internal promotion of Scott Smith to become the new academy manager. ─── The Pink Un 📰 #NCFC”
“I have sailed into the Canaries on a toxic cruise ship. Long story.”
“🛳 Nouvelles infos concernant la croisière confinée 👇 • Les trois malades à bord (deux membres d'équipage néerlandais et un proche de la personne allemande décédée samedi) vont être évacués aux Pays-Bas • Le navire prévoit de faire route vers les Canaries #hantavirus”
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(informal) The Canary Islands: .
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