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
Hirah-Biblical
Moysei-Old Church Slavic
Golnar-Persian
Yuukiyoo:-keeJapanese
BrittaniBRIT-nee, BRIT-ə-neeEnglish (Modern)
Whitt[hwit]