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straightup

straightup is the alternative form of straight-up.

Meaning of straight-up

Adjective

straight-up (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) True; unambiguous; unqualified; plainly so, with no bones about it.
    • From her recent comments, I think she's a straight-up racist.
  2. Of an alcoholic drink: served straight up.
    • I'm going to go get a straight-up cocktail.

Questions about straightup

What is straightup the alternative form of?
Straightup is the alternative form of straight-up.

Words near straightup in the dictionary

  1. straights
  2. straightsplain
  3. straightsplained
  4. straightsplaining
  5. straightsplains
  6. straightup
  7. straightwash
  8. straightwashed
  9. straightwashes
  10. straightwashing
  11. straightway

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Adapted from Wiktionary: straightup (page history and authors); straight-up (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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