# straight up

> English word · Adverb

## Definitions
1. Truthfully; honestly.
2. Unambiguously; bluntly; plainly and directly.
3. To the utmost degree; really.
4. Of an alcoholic drink, chilled, (stirred or shaken over ice) and served in a cocktail glass, with no ice.

## Etymology
From Middle English streight up (“straight, erect, not curved or crooked, direct, honest”), equivalent to straight + up.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/straight-up