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clean as a new penny

clean as a new penny adjective: extremely clean.

Adjective

clean as a new penny (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Extremely clean.

Synonyms of clean as a new penny

Questions about clean as a new penny

What does clean as a new penny mean?
Clean as a new penny means extremely clean.
What part of speech is clean as a new penny?
Clean as a new penny is an adjective.

Words near clean as a new penny in the dictionary

  1. clean and jerked
  2. clean and jerking
  3. clean and jerks
  4. clean as a bean
  5. clean as a hound's tooth
  6. clean as a new penny
  7. clean as a new pin
  8. clean as a whistle
  9. clean bill of health
  10. clean bills of health
  11. clean bomb

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