canned response

noun

A predetermined or hackneyed response to a common question.

“I wrote a complaint to the company, but they just sent me a canned response in reply.”

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Meanings

nouncanned response (plural canned responses)

plural canned responses

  1. A predetermined or hackneyed response to a common question.

    I wrote a complaint to the company, but they just sent me a canned response in reply.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canned response,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canned%20response.

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