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straight-acting

straight-acting adjective: having the appearance, mannerisms, etc., of a stereotypical heterosexual of the same gender rather than those stereotypically associated with gay men or lesbians.

Adjective

straight-acting (comparative more straight-acting, superlative most straight-acting)

  1. (potentially offensive) Having the appearance, mannerisms, etc., of a stereotypical heterosexual of the same gender rather than those stereotypically associated with gay men or lesbians.

Forms of straight-acting

comparativemore straight-acting
superlativemost straight-acting

Questions about straight-acting

What does straight-acting mean?
Straight-acting means having the appearance, mannerisms, etc., of a stereotypical heterosexual of the same gender rather than those stereotypically associated with gay men or lesbians.
What part of speech is straight-acting?
Straight-acting is an adjective.

Words near straight-acting in the dictionary

  1. straight up and down
  2. straight woman
  3. straight women
  4. straight, no chaser
  5. straight-A
  6. straight-acting
  7. straight-ahead jazz
  8. straight-arm
  9. straight-armed
  10. straight-arming
  11. straight-arms

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