Squeaky-clean
[skwee-kee-kleen] /ˈskwi kiˈklin/
adjective, Informal.
1.
scrupulously clean.
2.
virtuous, wholesome, and above reproach:
a squeaky-clean reputation.
squeaky-clean
adjective
1.
(of hair) washed so clean that wet strands squeak when rubbed
2.
completely clean
3.
(informal, derogatory) (of a person) cultivating a virtuous and wholesome image
squeak by
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