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unable to can

phrase

Etymology

From can't even (“to be unable to express one's feelings about an overwhelming situation”), with the implication that one has lost the capacity of English due to shock.

Definitions

  1. Rendered utterly speechless or overwhelmed with a situation.

    • I literally cannot with William. I will continue to be unable to can with this fool.
    • She said: 'This is the peak of the whatsapp mother's cult. I am unable to can lmao.'

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unable to can. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA