canned

Definition

  • adjective: preserved in a metal or glass container
  • adjective: prepared or recorded in advance
  • synonyms: stock, tinned, boilerplate

Examples

  • He got 'canned' [='fired, sacked'] for being late to work.

  • a factory where meats are 'canned' [=('Brit') 'tinned']

  • The salesperson kept using the same 'canned' phrases.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) lt smells like something's burning. Something is burning! It's the engine! You stole the corn! I had it canned... over the store! And, miss... the look on her face when it was opened! There was a stillness! (..)
    1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me