straight-up en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), equivalent to straight + up.
Meanings
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(colloquial, not-comparable) True; unambiguous; unqualified; plainly so, with no bones about it.
Because it doesn’t actually produce anything, some knock Rockstar as a straight-up patent troll.
2012 May 21, Robert McMillan, “How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads”, in Wired:From her recent comments, I think she's a straight-up racist.
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.
2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan:
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(not-comparable) Of an alcoholic drink: served straight up.
I'm going to go get a straight-up cocktail.
Translations (1)
es frío y / pero sin hielo (drink)