sugar and spice and everything nice

phrase

Describing a person who is kind, friendly, pleasant, and generally good-natured.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticinformalDescribing a person who is kind, friendly, pleasant, and generally good-natured.

Origin

Probably from the nursery rhyme What Are Little Boys Made Of?.

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APA

sugar and spice and everything nice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20and%20spice%20and%20everything%20nice

MLA

“sugar and spice and everything nice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20and%20spice%20and%20everything%20nice. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugar and spice and everything nice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugar%20and%20spice%20and%20everything%20nice.

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