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spit-and-polish

spit-and-polish adjective: paying much attention to outward appearance.

Adjective

spit-and-polish (comparative more spit-and-polish, superlative most spit-and-polish)

  1. paying much attention to outward appearance

Forms of spit-and-polish

comparativemore spit-and-polish
superlativemost spit-and-polish

Questions about spit-and-polish

What does spit-and-polish mean?
Spit-and-polish means paying much attention to outward appearance.
What part of speech is spit-and-polish?
Spit-and-polish is an adjective.

Words near spit-and-polish in the dictionary

  1. spit up
  2. spit valve
  3. spit venom
  4. spit wad
  5. spit wads
  6. spit-and-polish
  7. spit-and-sawdust
  8. spit-ball
  9. spit-balls
  10. spit-cup
  11. spit-cups

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