spanking new

adjective

Utterly new, as new as possible.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. slangUtterly new, as new as possible.

Origin

From spanking (“brisk, fresh”) + new.

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APA

spanking new. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanking%20new

MLA

“spanking new.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanking%20new. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spanking new,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spanking%20new.

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