squeaky-clean

[ skwee-kee-kleen ]

/ ˈskwi kiˈklin /

adjective Informal.

scrupulously clean.

virtuous, wholesome, and above reproach: a squeaky-clean reputation.

Nearby words

squeak by, squeaker, squeaky, squeaky clean, squeaky wheel gets the grease, squeaky-clean, squeal, squeamish, squeamishly, squee, squeegee

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Examples from the Web for squeaky-clean

In Banks, Disney is portrayed as a squeaky-clean character, but was he, really?
From ‘American Hustle’ to ‘Saving Mr. Banks,’ Why Is Hollywood Hooked On Embellishing the Truth?|Marina Watts, Marlow Stern|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She won raves for her willingness to dirty up her squeaky-clean image.
Jennifer Aniston’s New Movie Sucks. What’s She Doing Wrong?|Kevin Fallon|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Romney, with his picture-perfect family and squeaky-clean lifestyle, should be a terrific values crusader.
Republicans and the Culture Wars: Why It Won't Work This Year|Michelle Cottle|February 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So the only thing surprising about the squeaky-clean family partaking in a musical episode is that it took nine seasons to do it.
11 Legendary Musical TV Episodes|The Daily Beast|April 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Girls stand to learn more from flawed pop princesses than from wholly depraved or squeaky-clean ones.
Pop Tarts!|Marisa Meltzer|February 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for squeaky-clean

squeaky-clean

adjective

(of hair) washed so clean that wet strands squeak when rubbed

completely clean

informal, derogatory (of a person) cultivating a virtuous and wholesome image

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