spick-and-span

spick–and–span

adj \ˌspik-ən(d)-ˈspan, ˌspik-^əŋ-\

Definition of SPICK-AND-SPAN

1

: fresh, brand-new

2

: spotlessly clean

Variants of SPICK-AND-SPAN

spick–and–span or spic–and–span \ˌspik-ən(d)-ˈspan, ˌspik-^əŋ-\

Origin of SPICK-AND-SPAN

short for spick-and-span-new, from obsolete English spick spike + English and + span-new

First Known Use: 1665

Related to SPICK-AND-SPAN

Synonyms: antiseptic, chaste, fair, immaculate, pristine, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span), spotless, squeaky-clean, stainless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied

Antonyms: besmirched, dirty, filthy, foul, grubby, smirched, soiled, spotted, stained, sullied, unclean, uncleaned

Related 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, sparkling

Near Antonyms: dingy, greasy, grimy, mucky, muddy, unwashed; defiled, germy, polluted, tainted, unsterile, unsterilized; blackened, discolored

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