1
: completely clean
squeaky-clean hair
2
: completely free from moral taint of any kind
a squeaky-clean reputation

Examples of squeaky-clean in a Sentence

feeling squeaky-clean and smelling nice after her bath
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At the far end of the resort, a 24-hour squeaky-clean gym with state-of-the-art cardio and weight equipment offers disposable headphones, electrolyte drinks, water, and fresh fruit for grabs. Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2024 Pop boy bands, once defined by squeaky-clean images, have evolved into something more authentic and flawed—largely thanks to Payne. Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 The spoof opens with the squeaky-clean Manning playing touch football with the group, encouraging everyone in the huddle to practice teamwork and have fun. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 Such dissent has spread through the rest of the team, with usually squeaky-clean captain Luka Modric given a warning on Tuesday night that was one of three during an eventual 3-2 win over Alaves at the Bernabeu. Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 But according to a new book, their father, Kevin Jonas Sr., fretted over their squeaky-clean image early in their careers. John Russell, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 With a cast of ridiculously hormonal supporting characters and a cynical yet zippy sense of humor, director Robert Zemeckis and co-writer Bob Gale disrupt the squeaky-clean image of postwar Americana. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2024 The incident is the latest example of K-pop performers sometimes falling short of their squeaky-clean image. Reuters, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024 Above all, the affair was at odds with the country’s squeaky-clean reputation—and with the perception of Norges Bank Investment Management, or NBIM, the fund’s asset manager, as a champion of better corporate governance. Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of squeaky-clean was in 1968

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“Squeaky-clean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeaky-clean. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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