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Origin and Etymology of spick-and-span
short for spick-and-span-new, from obsolete English spick spike + English and + span-new
spick-and-span Synonyms
Synonyms
antiseptic, chaste, fair, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, stainless, unsoiled, unstained, unsulliedAntonyms
besmirched, dirty, filthy, foul, grubby, smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleanedRelated Words
pure, taintless, undefiled, unpolluted, untainted, wholesome; cleanly, germfree, hygienic, sanitary, sterile; abluted, bleached, cleansed, purified, scrubbed, washed, whitened; milky, snowy, white; flawless, unblemished; bright, shiny, sparklingNear Antonyms
dingy, greasy, grimy, mucky, muddy, unwashed; defiled, germy, polluted, tainted, unsterile, unsterilized; blackened, discoloredSPICK-AND-SPAN Defined for Kids
spick-and-span
adjective
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spic-and-span
\ˌspik-ən-ˈspan\
Definition of spick-and-span for Students
1
:quite new and unused
2
:very clean and neat
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