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aboveboard

[uh-buhv-bawrd, -bohrd]

Origin

in open sight; without tricks, concealment, or disguise: Their actions are open and aboveboard.

Origin:
1610–20; above + board; so called from the requirement of keeping the hands above the table or board in order to discourage possible cheating at cards

Synonyms
honest, straightforward.

Antonyms
devious, underhanded, sneaky.

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Word Origin & History

aboveboard

1610s, from above and board (1). "A figurative expression borrowed from gamesters, who, when they put their hands under the table, are changing their cards." [Johnson]

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

aboveboard

see open and aboveboard.