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
Jonas (2)YO-nahs (German), JO-nəs (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Biblical
Aman['æmən]
NermİN-Turkish
Andrea['ændriə]
Siddhi-Indian, Marathi
SeÒNaid-Scottish