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canary fits

canary fits is the plural of canary fit.

Meaning of canary fit

Noun

canary fit (plural canary fits)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) A highly emotional state of distress, anger, etc.
    • The thousand odd officers and men on parade nearly threw a canary fit.1932, William Guy Carr, Hell's Angels of the Deep, page 136

Questions about canary fits

What is canary fits the plural of?
Canary fits is the plural of canary fit.

Words near canary fits in the dictionary

  1. canary birds
  2. Canary broom
  3. canary creeper
  4. canary creepers
  5. canary fit
  6. canary fits
  7. canary girl
  8. canary girls
  9. canary grass
  10. canary grasses
  11. canary in a coal mine

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