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pure cancer

pure cancer noun: something that is extremely unpleasant, unfavorable, or undesirable.

Noun

pure cancer (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, uncommon) Something that is extremely unpleasant, unfavorable, or undesirable.
    • Because Mogilny is 100% Pure Cancer from Concentrate, he's poison, and any team that would take him *even for free* is crazy.1997 January 28, Gerry Warner, “Trade suggestion (Canucks-Habs)”, in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.mtl-canadiens (Usenet)
    • I don't think anyone could have foresaw him being the pure cancer he was from the moment he got here.2006 July 20, Andy - Mpls, “Hillenbrand?”, in alt.sports.baseball.mn-twins (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    AIDS, cancer, cancerous

Examples of pure cancer in a sentence

  • The logic of zealots is not worth trying to define, they are a pure cancer to humanity, and should always be treated as such.2011 May 13, Jesse, “Shabqadar base bombings 'kill 80'”, in uk.current-events.terrorism (Usenet):
  • There are different servers around and some of them are pure cancer, so it will take some time to find the one you like.2024 July 7, Giovanni Sealy, “Crash Delivery”, in boatietilre (Usenet):

Synonyms of pure cancer

Questions about pure cancer

What does pure cancer mean?
Pure cancer means something that is extremely unpleasant, unfavorable, or undesirable.
How do you use pure cancer in a sentence?
The logic of zealots is not worth trying to define, they are a pure cancer to humanity, and should always be treated as such.
What part of speech is pure cancer?
Pure cancer is a noun.

Words near pure cancer in the dictionary

  1. pure as driven snow
  2. pure as the driven
  3. pure as the driven snow
  4. pure blue
  5. Pure Brightness Festival
  6. pure cancer
  7. pure collector
  8. pure collectors
  9. pure country
  10. pure customer
  11. pure customers

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