spick-and-span

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spik and span]
- /spɪk ænd spæn/
- /spɪk ənd spæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spik and span]
- /spɪk ænd spæn/

Definitions of spick-and-span word

adjective spick-and-span spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen. 1
adjective spick-and-span perfectly new; fresh. 1
adverb spick-and-span in a spick-and-span manner. 1

See all 3 definitions of spick-and-span

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Origin of spick-and-span

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; short for spick-and-span-new, alliterative extension of span-new

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Parts of speech for Spick-and-span

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spick-and-span

spick-and-span popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for spick-and-span

adj spick-and-span

all together — in chorus, in unison
brand new — entirely new.
brand spanking new — (Informal) utterly new, as new as possible.
brand-new — A brand-new object is completely new.
dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.

adjective spick-and-span

clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
mint — Mint Is Not TRAC
neoteric — modern; new; recent.
new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.

All 14 Synonyms of spick-and-span

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