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Apparently a blend of brand new + spanking new, with spanking coming to serve as an intensifier.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Utterly new, as new as possible. Full definition →
Apparently a blend of brand new + spanking new, with spanking coming to serve as an intensifier.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.