brand spanking new en · ADJ
Etymology
Apparently a blend of brand new + spanking new, with spanking coming to serve as an intensifier.
Meanings
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(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.
1969, Waldo Salt, Midnight Cowboy, spoken by Joe Buck (Jon Voight):