Caner has two quite different meanings: in the literal craft sense, a caner is someone who weaves cane into chair seats and furniture — a skilled artisan.
Caner has two quite different meanings: in the literal craft sense, a caner is someone who weaves cane into chair seats and furniture — a skilled artisan. In British slang, a caner is someone who goes out hard — drinking, taking drugs, or partying excessively and habitually. The slang sense likely derives from 'to cane it' (to go hard, to abuse substances or stamina). The drug-user sense is the one most likely encountered in contemporary British youth and nightlife slang.
He's a proper caner — out every weekend and somehow still makes it to work on Monday.
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Has two distinct senses in British informal English: the literal craft meaning (one who canes furniture) and the slang sense of a recreational drug user — specifically someone who regularly and heavily uses recreational drugs. The drug-use sense is the more current slang usage, often implying a habitual or heavy user rather than an occasional one. Common in British casual speech.
He'd been a caner through most of his twenties but had cleaned up considerably since moving out of London.
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One who canes.
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(slang) A recreational drug user.
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