can-do

adjective

ˈkan-ˈdü How to pronounce can-do (audio)
: characterized by eager willingness to accept and meet challenges
a can-do attitude
can-do-ism
ˈkan-ˈdü-ˌi-zəm How to pronounce can-do (audio)
noun

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Kansas City has been basking in all of this with a sort of can-do pride that runs deep. — Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026 This is a can-do laptop at a very serious discount. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026 My father is a can-do, glass-half-full guy, a quality that has always felt like a rebuke of my own bleak world view, which makes the poor man literally wince. — Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026 With enough money, miles of pipe and drape, and a can-do attitude, anything can be a romantic wedding venue, even Madison Square Garden. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for can-do

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of can-do was in 1925

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“Can-do.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/can-do. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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