English Explanatory Dictionary

straight up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Truthfully; honestly.
  2. Unambiguously; bluntly; plainly and directly.
  3. To the utmost degree; really.
  4. Of an alcoholic drink, chilled, (stirred or shaken over ice) and served in a cocktail glass, with no ice.
adj
  1. Open, frank.
  2. Alternative form of straight-up.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-straight up.wav

Word forms

straight up

Etymology

From Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), equivalent to straight + up.

Synonyms

up

Antonyms

on the rocks
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