"spanking new" meaning in English

See spanking new in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From spanking (“brisk, fresh”) + new. Etymology templates: {{com|en|spanking|new|pos=adjective|t1=brisk, fresh}} spanking (“brisk, fresh”) + new Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} spanking new
  1. (informal) utterly new, as new as possible Tags: informal Related terms: brand new, brand spanking new
    Sense id: en-spanking_new-en-adj-7GzBm9Pb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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