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spanking new

spanking new adjective: utterly new, as new as possible.

Adjective

spanking new

  1. (slang) Utterly new, as new as possible.

Origin of spanking new

From spanking (“brisk, fresh”) + new.

Questions about spanking new

What does spanking new mean?
Spanking new means utterly new, as new as possible.
What part of speech is spanking new?
Spanking new is an adjective.

Words near spanking new in the dictionary

  1. spankily
  2. spankin'
  3. spankiness
  4. spanking
  5. spanking it
  6. spanking new
  7. spanking out
  8. spankingly
  9. spankings
  10. spanko
  11. spankophile

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