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(brand) spanking new (brand) spanking newTotally 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, spankingbrand spanking newA 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(brand) spanking newvery new; just purchased and never before used. My car is spanking new. Look at that brand spanking new car!See also: new, spanking(brand) spanking new mod. completely new; brand new. Look at that brand spanking new car! See also: brand, new, spankingspanking new verbSee brand spanking newSee also: new, spankingspanking newBrand-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 |