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canned

adjective

  1. drunk
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kænd/ / [keənd] ~ [kɛənd] / /kand/

adj

  1. Preserved in cans.

    canned tomatoes

    If you don't have fresh cardoon I'll take canned.

  2. Previously prepared; not fresh or new; standardized, mass-produced, or lacking originality or customization.

    canned laughter

    The form letter included a canned answer stating that what I asked was against policy.

  3. Drunk.
  4. Terminated, fired from a job.
  5. Cancelled or thrown away, said of a project or news article.

    The raider story was canned by the censor on instructions from the naval authorities.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of can