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canned

American  
[kand] / kænd /

adjective

  1. preserved in a can or jar.

    canned peaches.

  2. Informal. recorded.

    canned music.

  3. Informal. prepared in advance.

    a canned speech.

  4. Slang. drunk.

canned British  
/ kænd /

adjective

  1. preserved and stored in airtight cans or tins

    canned meat

  2. informal prepared or recorded in advance; artificial; not spontaneous

    canned music

  3. a slang word for drunk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • uncanned adjective
  • well-canned adjective

Etymology

Origin of canned

First recorded in 1855–60; can 2 + -ed 2

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