"straight woman" meaning in All languages combined

See straight woman on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: straight women [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|straight women}} straight woman (plural straight women)
  1. A woman who plays the role of the straight man in comedy.
    Sense id: en-straight_woman-en-noun-djWdUAj4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The program [Wildboyz] does occasionally feature locals and experts, but these figures serve either as straight men or women or, more often, join in on the madness—such as when a Kenyan park ranger accompanies the Boyz on a silly song about snakes.",
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