squeaky-clean

[skwee-kee-kleen] /ˈskwi kiˈklin/
adjective, Informal.
1.
scrupulously clean.
2.
virtuous, wholesome, and above reproach:
a squeaky-clean reputation.
Examples from the web for squeaky-clean
  • From a squeaky-clean nun to a single mom who cleans.
  • Nature is not nearly so finicky or squeaky-clean as our ideals demand.
  • Critics say other figures in his party lack his squeaky-clean pedigree.
British Dictionary definitions for squeaky-clean

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
Slang definitions & phrases for squeaky-clean

squeaky-clean

adjective phrase

Perfectly clean; white, sanitary, and untarnished • Sometimes used ironically to emphasize conventionality and unimaginativeness: this English band, made up of six squeaky-clean men in their early twenties/ one of the most squeaky-clean and buttoned-down of US corporations

[1972+; fr the squeaky sound produced by rubbing a finger across chinaware free of grease or dirt]