spick-and-span
[ spik-uh n-span ]
/ ˈspɪk ənˈspæn /
adjective
spotlessly clean and neat: a spick-and-span kitchen.
perfectly new; fresh.
adverb
in a spick-and-span manner.
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spick-and-span
spic-and-span
/ (ˈspɪkənˈspæn) /
adjective
extremely neat and clean
new and fresh
Word Origin for spick-and-span
C17: shortened from spick-and-span-new, from obsolete spick spike, nail + span-new
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