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The truth, as in Is that straight goods about how much you still owe? or I'm giving you the straight goods about Monica . [ Slang ; late 1800s]

I'll give you the straight goods so's there won't be any chance of a mistake.

“Seems to be straight goods,” remarked Jim, as Joe threw the paper aside.

I'm beginnin' to believe too how some of that dope I fed to Herbert must have been straight goods.

I give you the straight goods that it was a disguised voice, and so, unreckonizable.

Well, this is the straight goods at any rate, said Cimarron.

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