"Cancer card" now part of Urban Dictionary
I made my first submission to urbandictionary.com today after I noticed the single definition for “cancer card” was grossly inadequate, as it focused on the whinyness of cancer patients rather than the AWESOMENESS of being able to play the card, despite the circumstances that got you there.
So here’s my definition, which was approved today and should be posted here tomorrow:
Cancer card
The unassailable excuse of cancer patients and their immediate family that gets them out of events and responsibilities as needed.
Example:
John didn’t want to go to his cousin’s wedding. So at the last minute, he played the cancer card and told his aunt he didn’t feel well enough to make it. While his aunt fretted about what his absence meant for John’s health, John watched college football all afternoon in his underwear.
