canned

[ kand ]
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adjective
  1. preserved in a can or jar: canned peaches.

  2. Informal. recorded: canned music.

  1. Informal. prepared in advance: a canned speech.

  2. Slang. drunk.

Origin of canned

1
First recorded in 1855–60; can2 + -ed2

Other words from canned

  • un·canned, adjective
  • well-canned, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for canned

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

  1. a slang word for drunk (def. 1)

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