Meaning of straight up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Truthfully; honestly.
   informal, not-comparable
2. Unambiguously; bluntly; plainly and directly.
   informal, not-comparable
3. To the utmost degree; really.
   not-comparable, slang
4. Of an alcoholic drink, chilled, (stirred or shaken over ice) and served in a cocktail glass, with no ice.
   not-comparable

Examples

“She told me straight up that she didn't want to go, then surprised me by coming.”

“She straight up hates him.”

“"You lied. Straight up lied to me to my face. I thought we were better than that, Nickey. I asked you if you were sleeping with him, if you two were serious. You said no."”

“"It took a while though," he lied straight up to his brother. I knew damn well that if he could read minds, then his brother could too, but I guessed he wouldn't have wanted to.”

“Wow, this food is straight up delicious.”

“Gimme a margarita, straight up.”

“Connoisseurs may prefer to savour their dram of single malt straight up. But, for beverage companies, that's not where the growth is.”

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