brand spanking new

adjective

Utterly new, as new as possible.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. slangUtterly new, as new as possible.

    Pardon me, ma'am. I'm brand-spanking-new in town, and I was hoping to get a look at the Statue of Liberty.

    1969, Waldo Salt, Midnight Cowboy, spoken by Joe Buck (Jon Voight)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brand newgreennewnovel

Origin

Apparently a blend of brand new + spanking new, with spanking coming to serve as an intensifier.

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Cite this entry
APA

brand spanking new. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brand%20spanking%20new

MLA

“brand spanking new.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brand%20spanking%20new. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brand spanking new,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brand%20spanking%20new.

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