SPICK-AND-SPAN Meaning of SPICK-AND-SPAN in English [spick-and-span] or spic-and-span adj [short for spick-and-span-new, fr. obs. E spick spike + E and + span-new brand-new] (1665) 1: fresh, brand-new 2: spotlessly clean Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012