spic and span

A form of spick-and-span — Clean, spotless.

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Meanings

adjectivespic and span (comparative more spic and span, superlative most spic and span)

comparative more spic and span · superlative most spic and span

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of spick-and-span.

    Lady Thatcher received a spic and span welcome yesterday from Tory bigwigs. Before she walked on stage yesterday, an official was sent out to hoover the blue carpet.

    2000 October 4, Kevin Maguire, “Bournemouth diary”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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APA

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

MLA

“spic and span.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spic%20and%20span. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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