Straight

  • 71straight — I adj Heterosexual, not gay. He is straight but a lot of his friends are gay. 1960s II adj Honest. Abner is as straight as an arrow; he would never even stretch the truth. 1530s III adj Truthful. That s straight, man; she cancelled the final!… …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 72straight —    Extending continuously in the same direction without curves or other deviations, as might a line, edge, shape, form, space, etc. A straight angle is 180°. Some uses of straight imply a horizontal or vertical direction. Also, a quality of any… …

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  • 73straight —  1. Frank(ly), honest(ly), direct(ly).  2. go straight Behave honestly (following period of crime or in prison, etc.).  3. [Excl.] Honestly!  4. on the straight Behaving honestly.  5. straight as a dog s hind (or back) leg Crooked.  6. (Of… …

    A concise dictionary of English slang

  • 74straight — See: GO STRAIGHT, SHOOT STRAIGHT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 75straight — See: GO STRAIGHT, SHOOT STRAIGHT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 76straight A — achieving or showing the highest grade or superior accomplishment, esp. scholastically: a straight A report card. Also, straight A. [1945 50] * * * …

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  • 77straight up — adverb a) truthfully, honestly. seriously She told me straight up that she did not want to go. b) chilled (stirred or shaken over ice) and served in a , with no ice Gimmie a margarita, straight up. Syn …

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  • 78straight up — I adv Directly. Tell me straight up: do you love me. 1980s II adj Without ice. He drinks his scotch straight up. 1940s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 79straight — To be doing ok; everything is cool.... Friend: Are you ok? You: I m straight. especially useful when declining a task. i.e. Anyone wanna give me a ride? Nah, I m straight …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 80straight — To be doing ok; everything is cool.... Friend: Are you ok? You: I m straight. especially useful when declining a task. i.e. Anyone wanna give me a ride? Nah, I m straight …

    Dictionary of american slang