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minican en · NOUN

Etymology

From mini- + can.

Meanings

1. A small can.
   • You might wash those down with a Coke Swigger — a cute minican that holds three ounces of noncarbonated cola. 2009 March 26, David Pogue, “When Laptops Go Light”, in New York Times:
   • The 260 households on the second route were given eight-gallon minicans and biodegradable liners for food residuals. 1996, BioCycle, volume 37, numbers 1-6:

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