straight-out

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Word Origin & History

mid-14c., "direct, undeviating, not crooked," properly "that which is stretched," adjectival use of Old English streht (altered, by analogy with streccan, from earlier streaht), past participle of streccan "to stretch" (see stretch (v.)). Meaning "true, direct, honest" is from 1520s. Of communication, "clear, unambiguous," from 1862. Sense of "undiluted, uncompromising" (e.g. straight whiskey, 1874) is American English, first recorded 1856.

Theatrical sense of "serious" (as opposed to popular or comic) is attested from 1895; vaudeville slang straight man first attested 1923. Go straight in the underworld slang sense is from 1919; straighten up ...

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Hargrave did not propose to be involved in any but a straight-out transaction.

Not a straight-out cat, exactly, but he called her a kitten!

I have tried a straight-out legitimate deal and it dumped me.

For all that he was prepared for it, the name was a straight-out body blow to Ben.

A careful poll had shown them that straight-out ratification without amendment of some kind ...

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