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Etymology

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From mini- +‎ can.

Noun

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minican (plural minicans)

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

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