(brand) spanking new
(brand) spanking new
Totally new; never before used. This computer is brand spanking new, so I just don't understand how it can have such terrible performance issues. The company just completed construction on their spanking new headquarters in Virginia.
See also: new, spanking
brand spanking new
A more emphatic way to say "new." Nope, I have a brand spanking new phone now, so I shouldn't be dropping calls anymore.
See also: brand, new, spanking
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
(brand) spanking new
very new; just purchased and never before used. My car is spanking new. Look at that brand spanking new car!
See also: new, spanking
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
(brand) spanking new
mod. completely new; brand new. Look at that brand spanking new car!
See also: brand, new, spanking
spanking new
verbSee brand spanking new
See also: new, spanking
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
spanking new
Brand-new, completely novel. This phrase uses spanking in the sense of “very” or “exceedingly,” a usage dating from the late 1800s. Its origin is unknown, for it has nothing to do with the act of beating or slapping. F. Scott Fitzgerald used it in The Great Gatsby (1925), “The house . . . was a colossal affair . . . spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy.”
See also: new, spanking
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- brand spanking new
- brand
- spanking
- spanking new
- brand new
- new
- a go (at someone or something)
- go into service
- have a go
- have a go (at someone or something)