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straighty

straighty noun: one who is straight (legally or morally abiding).

Noun

straighty (plural straighties)

  1. (informal) One who is straight (legally or morally abiding).
  2. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) A heterosexual.

Forms of straighty

pluralstraighties
alternative formstraightie

Origin of straighty

From straight + -y. Potentially influenced by whitey.

Questions about straighty

What does straighty mean?
Straighty means one who is straight (legally or morally abiding).
What part of speech is straighty?
Straighty is a noun.
What is the plural of straighty?
The plural of straighty is straighties.

Words near straighty in the dictionary

  1. straightwashes
  2. straightwashing
  3. straightway
  4. straightways
  5. straightwise
  6. straighty
  7. straik
  8. straiks
  9. strain
  10. Strain 121
  11. strain a point

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