Meaning of straight goods | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The truth; the facts.
   idiomatic, plural, plural-only
2. Someone or something authentic.
   idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Examples

“"[I]n me yout' I was d' star poople of d' Sunday school dey opens long ago at d' Five Points. That's straight goods, see⟳!"”

“All the same, where did the straight goods leave⟳ off and the horseshit begin⟳?”

“The News wrote that the mayor “let⟳ loyalty get⟳ the better of his duty to provide⟳ the public with straight goods.””

“Over three decades of writing about transit in the Toronto region has landed me in a stupor, unable to give⟳ readers the straight goods on our transit needs.”

“Is she the straight goods, or is she a gold digger trying to con him?”

“There is no hype about the musicians, no fancy dress, no gimmick to catch⟳ the wandering eye. They are simply the straight goods—trenchant musicianship and first-rate ensemble.”

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