Variant: or spic-and-span
Pronunciation: ˌ spik- ə n(d)- ' span, ˌ spik- ə ŋ -
Function: adjective
Etymology: short for spick-and-span-new, from obsolete English spick spike + English and + span-new
Date: 1665
1 : FRESH , BRAND-NEW
2 : spotlessly clean