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Meanings of spic-and-span in English

Completely neat and clean.

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      Conspicuously new.

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            Usage of spic-and-span in English
            1
            When was the last time you ever wandered a spic-and-span midway?
            Wired
            2
            Emily glanced at the signature once more, then looked down the Preserve's joyless, spic-and-span hallway.
            Ruthless
            3
            It foams, making inroads into every millimeter of my face, giving a psychological spic-and-span impression.
            NY Magazine
            4
            It's conceivable that O'Brien is just one of those neatnik sailors who keeps his boat spic-and-span.
            The abduction
            5
            Back in the 1920s, when Prohibition was king, some pretty substantial people lived here and the houses looked spic-and-span then.
            Ghosts
            6
            The Kimuras' shop was still spic-and-span and jammed with many unidentifiable (at least to Margaret) packets, tins, and bottles.
            Private life
            7
            So we went to the experts - housekeepers at the National Trust's stately homes - for their insider tips on keeping things spic-and-span.
            The Guardian
            8
            It's already spic-and-span, and I know there is not much to be done, but whatever you need me to do, I'll be there, Rhoda.
            God don't like ugly
            9
            When the place was spic-and-span, the paintings secure on the walls, and the tables ready for the caterer, she drove home to shower and change.
            Alexandra, gone