spit-spot

1 9.9

Very clean and tidy with no dirt or mess

adjective

Archaic

: impecable

The kitchen was spit-spot after she finished cleaning.

Examples

The restaurant was spit-spot when we arrived for dinner.
She always keeps her desk spit-spot before leaving the office.
After hours of cleaning, the living room looked absolutely spit-spot.
This room is always spit-spot thanks to Maria.
After hours of cleaning, the living room looked absolutely spit-spot.
She always keeps her desk spit-spot before leaving the office.
The restaurant was spit-spot when we arrived for dinner.

Synonyms

immaculate

vsspit-spot

40 5.9

Completely clean and neat with no marks or stains

is mainly used for rooms and places being very clean and tidy

spotless

vsspit-spot

40 2.5

Completely clean with no stains or dirt

is broader highlighting neatness and tidy arrangement not just lack of marks

spick-and-span

vsspit-spot

4 4.2

Very clean and tidy, looking almost new

is used mainly for rooms kept perfectly tidy rather than new appearance

immaculately clean

vsspit-spot

1 4.1

Very clean and tidy with no dirt or marks

is used as an idiomatic phrase for very tidy rooms

Antonyms

dirty

446 1.0

Not clean or covered with dirt

messy

204 1.0

Not tidy or clean, with things in the wrong place

How Clean

spit-spot

Archaic

1 9.9

tidy

56 1.0

untidy

11 1.0

messy

204 1.0

Surface Forms

spit-spot positive

Etymology

Spit-spot is easy to remember if you think of the two small words spit and spot: imagine someone using 'spit' to make a 'spot' shine until everything looks perfect. So, spit-spot means very clean and perfectly tidy.