straight-up

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straight-up

Where it comes from

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

adjective

colloquial, not comparable True; unambiguous; unqualified; plainly so, with no bones about it. From her recent comments, I think she's a straight-up racist.
not comparable Of an alcoholic drink: served straight up. I'm going to go get a straight-up cocktail.

adverb

alternative, not comparable Alternative form of straight up

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adj drink

Español	frío y / pero sin hielo

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@misc{straight_up_2026,
  title = {straight-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/straight-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}