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clean

[kliːn]

adj

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. clean, drugfree
  2. Describes a person who has stopped using illegal drugs or someone with an image that is free of scandal.
Examples

Nenas Image ist so clean, daß ein paar Zeitschriften nun nach dunklen Punkten suchen und sie erfinden, weil nichts zu finden ist.

Nena's image is so clean that a few magazines are now looking for dark spots and inventing them because there is nothing to find.

Pronunciationkliːn

Part of speechadj

Usage noteThis is an anglicism used in German, often to describe recovery from addiction or a spotless public image.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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