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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).
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
John | | JAHN (English) | English, Biblical |
Vangel | | - | Macedonian |
Samson | | SAM-sən (English) | Biblical, English, French, Biblical Latin |
Garrett | | GER-it, GAR-it | English |
Vester | | - | Danish |
Luanne | | loo-AN | English |