canary

kəˈnɛəɹi

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#1·1d ago

A small, usually yellow, finch (genus ), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.

The tendency in these types of situations (as far as I can see) is that because I don't think the act itself is illegal, the police will go through your vehicle systematically loking for anything wrong with it, to slap a canary on it (th…

Origin: From , from , from the (); from the largest island Dog Island" or "Canine Island, named for its dogs, from canine, from dog. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·1d ago

(informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.

You don't have to carry a spare wheel for a car to be roadworthy, and if you *do* carry one, it doesn't have to be in a roadworthy condition *unless* you fit it [to] the car and drive on it. / If it's not and you get pinched, expect a ca…

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#3·1d ago

Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.

Yes, if the exhaust is to noisey they can slap a yellow canary on it, but the[n] who cares you got rid of it.

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