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Mr. Clean
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English
Etymology
After the mascot character Mr. Clean for detergent products made by Procter & Gamble The Procter & Gamble Company.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Mr. Clean.wav US
Noun
en informal
Someone seeking cleanliness, especially to an excessive degree.
en 1962 Bob Dylan I Shall Be Free The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan Well, the funniest woman I ever seenWas the great-granddaughter of Mr. CleanShe takes about fifteen baths a dayWants me to grow a mustache on my face
en 1967 Stewart L. Udall Stewart Udall Address at the Second Annual Conference on Water Resources https://books.google.com/books?id=aIEp6HucMa4C&pg=RA4-PA3&dq=%22Mr.+Cleans%22&hl=en Both sides of the Congressional aisles are full of aspiring Mr. Cleans, vying for the whitest hats and the fullest canteens.
A bald man.
Anagrams
en acelmnr McLaren
en Hygiene People
en eponyms