"Mr. Clean" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Mr. Clean.wav Forms: Mr. Cleans [plural]
Etymology: After the mascot character Mr. Clean for detergent products made by The Procter & Gamble Company. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mr. Clean (plural Mr. Cleans)
  1. Someone seeking cleanliness, especially to an excessive degree. Wikipedia link: Mr. Clean, Procter & Gamble Categories (topical): Hygiene, People
    Sense id: en-Mr._Clean-en-noun-i8YfKDkv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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