straight-out
adjective
thoroughgoing.
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straight-out
American
[strayt-aut]
/ ˈstreɪtˈaʊt /
adjective
Informal.
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thoroughgoing.
a straight-out Democrat.
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frank; aboveboard.
straight-out
British
adjective
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complete; thoroughgoing
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frank or honest
straight out
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of straight-out
1830–40, from phrase straight out
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Miller doesn’t ask his clients straight-out if they’re homeless.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
But the straight-out crazy, nonsensical nature of some of the things he says and does now, that is new.
From Slate ● May 10, 2021
In the town of Cicely, there are very few people that are portrayed as just straight-out bad.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2020
The professionals, however, “are speaking out on a matter of public concern. These are straight-out retaliation cases.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2020
Some mediums straight-out confessed to fraud in newspapers, books, or magazines.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
“I was using Riefenstahl to point out, or so I thought, that these heroes and heroines were straight out of Nazi propaganda,” Verhoeven told The Guardian in 2018.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Clark’s Gen X parents earned computer science degrees in the 1990s and secured stable jobs with clear trajectories for career growth straight out of college.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You have all these people who are going to be straight out of luck.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
"The only way out was through the window, so I jumped straight out," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
A squeaky new metal frame twin bed, neatly made up with sheets straight out of the store packaging, was crammed into the space.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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