An American who acts like a Canadian (says 'eh' alot, watched the NHL, supports Canadian
sports teams, says '
aboot', etc.) or an American who wants to live in Canada. The term comes from the belief that
someone in this condition is believed to be in Canada or in the mind of a Canadian, thus an Am (American) is in the Can (Canada).
Am in the Can male: So you really got dumped by your boy friend, eh?
Regular American young woman: Yep.
Am in the Can male: Well that's too
bad, you know we can talk aboot this later you know okay, eh? Wanna watch some
hockey eh? My Maple Leafs are facing the Red
Wings tonight, eh, wanna watch the game with me, eh?
Am in the Can: I wanna move to Canada, Texas really sucks you know, eh?