"straight edge" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more straight edge [comparative], most straight edge [superlative]
Etymology: The subculture takes the name from the 1981 song Straight Edge by the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. Compare straight (“not using alcohol, drugs, etc.”) attested since the 1904. Head templates: {{en-adj}} straight edge (comparative more straight edge, superlative most straight edge)
  1. (informal) Living one's life opposing or eschewing the use of substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. Wikidata QID: Q1215 Tags: informal Related terms: xVx
    Sense id: en-straight_edge-en-adj-en:Q1215

Noun

Forms: straight edges [plural]
Etymology: The subculture takes the name from the 1981 song Straight Edge by the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. Compare straight (“not using alcohol, drugs, etc.”) attested since the 1904. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} straight edge (countable and uncountable, plural straight edges)
  1. (uncountable) A lifestyle and subculture that advocates abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and the usage of recreational drugs. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: sXe
    Sense id: en-straight_edge-en-noun-LQ4~vWYS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 48 21 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 47 25 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 50 22 11
  2. (countable) One who follows this lifestyle. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-straight_edge-en-noun-yy4L~Yoh
  3. (countable) Alternative spelling of straightedge (“tool to check straightness”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable Alternative form of: straightedge (extra: tool to check straightness) Derived forms: bent edge, curved edge, break edge, sXe
    Sense id: en-straight_edge-en-noun-zh6L2rWB

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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