(slang) Extremely unpleasant; detestable.
On Sunday at five they operated to remove the cancerous kidney.
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(figuratively) Growing or spreading rapidly to the point of harm.
I love this show, but the fanbase is so toxic and cancerous.
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(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.
On Sunday at five they operated to remove the cancerous kidney.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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