straight woman

Noun

straight woman (plural straight women)

1. A woman who plays the role of the straight man in comedy.
   • The program [Wildboyz] does occasionally feature locals and experts, but these figures serve either as straight men or women or, more often, join in on the madness—such as when a Kenyan park ranger accompanies the Boyz on a silly song about snakes.2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 75
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, woman.
   • While many gay men were reluctant to support the AIDS ward, straight women and lesbians didn’t hesitate one moment.1999, John-Manuel Andriote, “Rallying the Troops”, in Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America, Chicago, Ill.; London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 117