"straight-up" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), equivalent to straight + up. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|streight up|t=straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest}} Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), {{af|en|straight|up}} straight + up Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} straight-up (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) True; unambiguous; unqualified; plainly so, with no bones about it. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-straight-up-en-adj-aFSSXHZJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 35 7
  2. Of an alcoholic drink: served straight up. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-straight-up-en-adj-bzZ4gjrI

Adverb

Etymology: From Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), equivalent to straight + up. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|streight up|t=straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest}} Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), {{af|en|straight|up}} straight + up Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} straight-up (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of straight up Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: straight up
    Sense id: en-straight-up-en-adv-LdGFIMRO

Alternative forms

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