spick-and-span

1. 1.

   conspicuously new

   “shiny brand-new shoes”

   “a spick-and-span novelty”

   Synonymsbrand-newbran-newspic-and-span

   Similarnew
2. 2.

   completely neat and clean

   “the apartment was immaculate”

   “in her immaculate white uniform”

   “a spick-and-span kitchen”

   “their spic red-visored caps”

   Synonymsimmaculatespecklessspic-and-spanspicspickspotless

   Similarclean

Questions about spick-and-span

What does spick-and-span mean?

spick-and-span means "conspicuously new". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spick-and-span?

spick-and-span has 3 syllables: spic-k-and--span. The stress falls on "spic".

What is another word for spick-and-span?

Close synonyms include brand-new, bran-new, spic-and-span, immaculate, speckless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spick-and-span a common word?

spick-and-span is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.