First Known Use: 1886
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ca' canny
noun ca' can·ny \kȯ-ˈka-nē\
Definition of CA' CANNY
British : slowdown
— ca' canny intransitive verb, British
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Origin of CA' CANNY
Scots, verb, to proceed cautiously, from ca' (call) + canny careful
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