Bristol fashion

adjective

1. in good order; trim:

   shipshape and Bristol fashion.

Bristol fashion

adverb

1. nautical clean and neat, with newly painted and scrubbed surfaces, brass polished, etc
2. shipshape and Bristol fashion
   in good order; efficiently arranged

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bristol fashion¹

1830–40; after Bristol, England

Example Sentences

“Well, looks like everything’s mostly shipshape and Bristol fashion, luvvy,” said Miss Forcible.

From Literature

Many will be showcasing their food as part of the Bristol Food Connections Festival, and Eat Drink Bristol Fashion - a pop-up food festival in tipi tents featuring the region's top chefs.

From BBC

Eat Drink Bristol Fashion is an example of such collaboration.

From BBC

Eat Drink Bristol Fashion is in its third year, and the brainchild of chef Josh Eggleton, from the Michelin-starred Pony and Trap.

From BBC

For Britain doesn't really do wars any more, unless you count the pathetic turkey shoots it sporadically organises against developing countries to keep our forces all shipshape and Bristol fashion.

From The Guardian