squeaky adj

squeaky adj
['skwiːkɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl (hinge, wheel) cigolante, (shoes) scricchiolante

squeaky clean — (hair) splendente, (fig: very clean: office, home) tirato (-a) a specchio, (person: irreproachable) dall'immagine cristallina


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