spang-new

English

Adjective

spang-new (comparative more spang-new, superlative most spang-new)

  1. Alternative form of span-new

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English span-neue. Compare English span-new.

Adjective

spang-new (not comparable)

  1. brand new
    • 1885, James Lumsden, “Rural Reminiscences”, in Rural Rhymes and Sketches in East Lothian, page 119:
      His weaknesses […] were a too fond love of jewelry and fine dress […] , and eke the petticoated portion of mankind, to whom last he was always as an Endymion spang new from Elysium
      His weaknesses were too much fondness for jewelry and fine dress, and also anyone in petticoats, who always followed him like a brand new Endymion returned from Elysium
  • spang-fire-new
  • spanker-new
  • spankie-new
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