spic and span



spic and span

Neat and clean. A “spick” was a nail (as in “spike”), “span” was a wood shaving, and a new wooden object had shiny spicks in it and fresh spans around it. Over the years the meaning of newness was replaced by that of something fresh and clean (as a new object usually was).
See also: and, span

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JohnJAHN (English)English, Biblical
Vangel-Macedonian
SamsonSAM-sən (English)Biblical, English, French, Biblical Latin
GarrettGER-it, GAR-itEnglish
Vester-Danish
Luanneloo-ANEnglish