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straight up en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Open, frank.
    • I support what you are attempting to do, but quite frankly, I think we should be straight up about what some of the consequences are. 1984, Joe Biden, “Women in Development: Looking to the Future”, in parliamentary debates (United States Senate):
  2. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of straight-up.

straight up en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (informal, not-comparable) Truthfully; honestly.
  2. (informal, not-comparable) Unambiguously; bluntly; plainly and directly.
    • "You lied. Straight up lied to me to my face. I thought we were better than that, Nickey. I asked you if you were sleeping with him, if you two were serious. You said no." 2008 March 25, La Jill Hunt, No More Drama, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 108:
    • "It took a while though," he lied straight up to his brother. I knew damn well that if he could read minds, then his brother could too, but I guessed he wouldn't have wanted to. 2020 November 24, Eileen Aiyana Taylor, The Vampire Peasant: A Sinister Heart Novel, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:
    • She straight up hates him.
    • She told me straight up that she didn't want to go, then surprised me by coming.
  3. (modifying an adjective, not-comparable, slang) To the utmost degree; really.
    • Wow, this food is straight up delicious.
  4. (not-comparable) Of an alcoholic drink, chilled (stirred or shaken over ice) and strained before being served in a cocktail glass, with no ice.
    • Connoisseurs may prefer to savour their dram of single malt straight up. But, for beverage companies, that's not where the growth is. 2025 December 27, “Cocktails in a can are the new frontier for drooping drinks giants”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18:
    • Gimme a margarita, straight up.

Antonyms

on the rocks (antonym(s) of “alcoholic drink”)

Coordinates

neat (alcoholic drink)

Synonyms

straight · up · up (alcoholic drink)

Translations (1)

es frío y / pero sin hielo (drink)