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canny

A way of saying "can not" (Particularly Scottish).
"I canny find me brew. Did ya drink it?"
by Gonji March 10, 2008
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Jeans and hoodies are a canny combination.

My daily routine is a canny one.

Being emo (and depressed all the time) is not very canny.

A teenager acting like a baby is anything but canny.
by CannyVanni January 5, 2011
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Canny

1. A good, kind-hearted person (often a girl), or to be good and kind-hearted
2. Rather or quite
3. Normal/usual (opposite of uncanny)
4. A variant of cannae, cannee, which is a way of saying "can not" (particularly with a Scottish accent)
1. She's a canny lass
2. That's canny good
3. A hoodie and jeans are a canny combination
4. I canny do it!
by Xelacalle February 28, 2011
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North Eastern background. Meaning Quite, or rather.
Thats canny good.

She's canny dead.
by Lucky July 12, 2004
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Oh you have a canny?
by Mikcap March 24, 2010
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North Eastern English slang for something good or nice. There is no bigger compliment than being called canny.
by Julie May 6, 2004
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Geordie slang for a really genuine and kind hearted person. Someone who is just all round nice. They always mean well.
That girl's dead canny.
by Mikay September 14, 2005
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