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Kanpan is the Japanese word for hardtack, or hard and dry biscuits eaten as a snack or (originally) as military rations.
Sailors in the War of 1812 had to soak their hardtack in ocean water just to make it soft enough to eat. Kanpan is still sometimes used as a military ration in Japan, though most other countries don't. It's also a popular snack in Japan, as it is in Alaska, strangely (the former likely because of issues with postwar rationing and the latter because of extreme remoteness).
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"Kanpan" is a word referencing the infamous event in World of Warcraft that set off the huge in-game revolution; this occured when a player named "Kanpan" stole everything of value from a bunch of players. This word is now linked to double-crossing, loot-whoring, and being a backstabber, all rolled into one. The connotative reference is "shit"
You just stepped in some kanpan. You kanpaned us.
Kanpan by Diee May 16, 2006
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Cuh don’t tell me kankan just scored again , smh
KanKan by drankmethodbot October 7, 2020

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Kappa-nating is a frequent occurance in Dota 2 whereby a player obtains a constitutive streak of 4 kills in a row. Originally, the player would be 'Dominating' however twitch.tv viewers would articulate it as 'Kappa-nating' or 'Kappa nating' at the demand of the popular twitch face, Kappa.
player 'Elendilli' is Kappanating', player 'Sing_Sing is Kappanating', 'player Sing_Sing has been Kappanated by SunQuest'
kappanating by Elendilli September 26, 2013
Kankana is a beautiful white Indian female whose name is usually confused with Kangana or Jhanjhana. Sweet person with a resting bitch face, always there for her friends. Amazing bod and really gorgeous complexion, doesn’t need makeup to look pretty!
Oh my God you look like such a “kankana” today, beauty to the max !
kankana by Rushwithatush April 13, 2020
:u listen to kankan

:Yeah
;fuck me

:okau, we start fuckin while listening to nun to me
KanKan by jarel_tabi June 6, 2021
Popular Hawaiian name meaning "the beautiful one". Commonly given to the first daughter. Kanani is quite adventuresome, yet sometimes hesitant. She glows with intelligence and wisdom... showering her love over everyone around her.
I named my first daughter Kanani, because she is beautiful.
kanani by Kay Nanny October 18, 2009