Definition of "canned" in English

adjective

1. Preserved in cans.

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

2. (by extension) 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. (slang) Drunk.

4. Terminated, fired from a job.

5. Cancelled or thrown away, said of a project or news article.

verb

1. simple past and past participle of can