straight-up

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English

Etymology

From Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), equivalent to straight +‎ up.

Adjective

straight-up (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) True; unambiguous; unqualified; plainly so, with no bones about it.
    From her recent comments, I think she's a straight-up racist.
    • 2012 May 21, Robert McMillan, “How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads”, in Wired:
      Because it doesn’t actually produce anything, some knock Rockstar as a straight-up patent troll.
    • 2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan‎:
      Want to smell like a straight-up snack on a budget? Try out one of #PerfumeTok's favorite scents with notes of milk chocolate, creamy vanilla, and soft musks.
  2. Of an alcoholic drink: served straight up.
    I'm going to go get a straight-up cocktail.

Adverb

straight-up (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of straight up
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