straight-edge

American  

[streyt-ej] / ˈstreɪtˌɛdʒ /

adjective

1. advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.

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straight-edge British  

adjective

1. informal not indulging in any kind of drug-taking or sexual activities

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Example Sentences

Pincus picked up a bass and joined straight-edge band Judge.

From The Wall Street Journal

They founded Trust Records, a punk and hardcore label that signed deals with influential bands, like Circle Jerks from Los Angeles and Boston’s straight-edge pioneers SSD, starting in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal

Is it connected to a hardcore or straight-edge ideology?

From Los Angeles Times

In her statement, Nancy Barile said the straight-edge philosophy “provided kids with a choice from the typical ’70s suburban party lifestyle.”

From Los Angeles Times

Al Barile, who played guitar in the influential Boston hardcore band SS Decontrol — a linchpin of the drink-and-drug-shunning straight-edge scene of the early 1980s that also encompassed Washington’s Minor Threat — died Sunday at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

From Los Angeles Times