"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. 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. 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, English quotations with omitted translation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 50 22 10 Disambiguation of English quotations with omitted translation: 16 50 25 10
  2. (countable) One who follows this lifestyle. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-straight_edge-en-noun-yy4L~Yoh
  3. (countable) Alternative form 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-dY5YOIXY

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