canned

[ kand ]

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

/ 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

Other Words From

• un·canned adjective
• well-canned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of canned¹

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

Example Sentences

Hochman has scoffed at suggestions that he would be beholden to his police backers, often repeating a canned line that “nobody hates a bad cop more than a good cop.”

From Los Angeles Times

Others stood on the planters outside the Garden handing onto the leafless trees for a vantage point from which they could drink canned cocktails and have their cries heard over the rest of the crowd.

From Salon

Trump interjected over his playlist rarely after he stopped taking questions, occasionally tossing out canned lines about the election.

From Salon

Instead of canned tomatoes for salsas, for instance, they’re roasting them like in the old days.

From Los Angeles Times

A town hall aired on Univision led to a quickly debunked conspiracy theory that Harris was offering canned answers to supposedly on-the-spot questions via a teleprompter.

From Salon

Related Words

• bottled