"propre comme un sou neuf" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /pʁɔ.pʁə kɔ.m‿œ̃ su nœf/ Forms: propres comme des sous neufs [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “clean as a brand new penny”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|clean as a brand new penny}} “clean as a brand new penny”, {{lit|clean as a brand new penny}} Literally, “clean as a brand new penny” Head templates: {{fr-adj|mf|p=propres comme des sous neufs}} propre comme un sou neuf (plural propres comme des sous neufs)
  1. (simile) Very clean; squeaky clean; clean as a whistle
    Sense id: en-propre_comme_un_sou_neuf-fr-adj-BkjxTAxv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes

Inflected forms

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