straight

straight
1. mod. honest; unembellished.
□ This is the straight truth.
□ Have I ever been anything but straight with you?
2. n. a tobacco cigarette; a tobacco cigarette butt. (As opposed to a marijuana cigarette. See also slim.)
□ No, I want a straight. That spliff makes me sneeze.
□ Can I bum a straight off you?
3. mod. having to do with undiluted liquor.
□ I’ll take mine straight.
□ Make one straight with a little ice.
4. mod. relieved and satisfied by a dose of drugs. (Drugs.)
□ It only takes a few bucks and a little time to get straight.
□ She will be straight for a few hours, and then the same struggle all over again—all through the night.
5. mod. off drugs; no longer addicted to drugs.
□ I’m straight now, and I’m gonna stay that way.
□ I’m a straight guy.
□ See how long you can stay straight, how ’bout it?
6. n. a square person (who does not use drugs, etc.).
□ The guy’s a straight. He’s gonna turn us over to the cops! D The straights re putting pressure on city hall to clean up this neighborhood.
7. n. a nonhomo-sexual; a heterosexual. (Often from the homosexual point of view.)
□ Walter invited a few straights to the affair, just to keep things calm.
8. mod. not homosexual; not having a homosexual orientation.
□ He wandered into a straight bar by mistake.
9. mod. excellent.
□ This news is truly straight and I am happy to hear it.
□ You are a straight G.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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