adj
Meaning 1
Open, frank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Phrase guide
straight up
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adj
Meaning 2
Alternative form of straight-up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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adv
Meaning 3
Truthfully; honestly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
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adv
Meaning 4
Unambiguously; bluntly; plainly and directly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
Examples
- She told me straight up that she didn't want to go, then surprised me by coming.
- She straight up hates him.
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adv
Meaning 5
To the utmost degree; really.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, slang
Examples
- Wow, this food is straight up delicious.
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adv
Meaning 6
Of an alcoholic drink, chilled, (stirred or shaken over ice) and served in a cocktail glass, with no ice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- Gimme a margarita, straight up.
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History
Etymology
From Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), equivalent to straight + up.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: frío y / pero sin hielo — drink