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  1. mod.
    honest; unembellished. : Have I ever been anything but straight with you?
  2. n.
    a tobacco cigarette; a tobacco cigarette butt. (As opposed to a marijuana cigarette. See also slim.) : No, I want a straight. That spliff makes me sneeze.
  3. mod.
    having to do with undiluted liquor. : I'll take mine straight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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straight

In addition to the idioms beginning with straight, also see (straight) from the horse's mouth; get something straight; give it to (someone straight); go straight; keep a straight face; right (straight) out; set straight; shoot straight.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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