First Known Use: 1769
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shipshape
adjective ship·shape \ˌship-ˈshāp, ˈship-ˌ\
: clean, neat, and tidy : organized and in good condition
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Origin of SHIPSHAPE
short for earlier shipshapen, from ship + shapen, archaic past participle of shape
Related to SHIPSHAPE
- Synonyms
- antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, orderly, picked up, prim, neat, smug, snug, tidied, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed
- Antonyms
- disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
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shipshape
adjective ship·shape \ˈship-ˈshāp\
Definition of SHIPSHAPE for Kids
: being neat and orderly : tidy
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