brand spanking new

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brand spanking new

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Apparently a blend of brand new + spanking new, with spanking coming to serve as an intensifier.

adjective

  1. slang Utterly new, as new as possible. Pardon me, ma'am. I'm brand-spanking-new in town, and I was hoping to get a look at the Statue of Liberty.

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"brand spanking new." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brand%20spanking%20new. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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brand spanking new. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brand%20spanking%20new

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"brand spanking new." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brand%20spanking%20new.

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@misc{brand_spanking_new_2026,
  title = {brand spanking new},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brand%20spanking%20new},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}