straight up

adverbial phrase

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

truly, honestly

Collocates hoe², I'mma², yo², -ass, bark, bitch, booty, Cadillac, caked up, clown, diss, down with, drop-top, dunn, Eagle, 5-0, game, gat, ghetto, H-town, how we do, raza, mean-mug, mine, paper, parlay, peace out, peep, pimp, PJs, props, rack, real, real, simp, skanless, TEC-9, thugged-out, wack, White Owl, wild, diss

Derivatives straight up and down

Domains Everyday

Etymology pre hip-hop, from the 1960s

Synonyms for real, for sure, on the real, word is bond

Related words straight

Timeline

1985-11-18 LL Cool J "I Want You" [Radio]
I will tell you straight up not to load on a letter
1987-03-19 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Don't Even Try It" [Rock The House]
Hey man, I'm tellin you straight up
1988-02-23 Biz Markie "This Is Something For The Radio" [Goin' Off]
Straight up, I make the music just for you

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straight up

adjectival phrase

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

true;

real;

unadulterated

Collocates G², hip-hop², -ass, angel dust, big-ballin, bitch, bumrush, dimepiece, game, gangsta, gators, glock, hustler, I'mma, ill, kick, loot, mack, mayne, Nolia, O.G., old school, project, projects, propers, rhyme, shook, soldier, weed

Domains Everyday

Etymology pre hip-hop, from the early 1900s

Related words straight, straight up and down

Timeline

1986-07-25 2 Live Crew "Get It Girl" [The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are]
Just straight-up lovin, come and get it, girl
1987-07-22 LL Cool J "Get Down" [Bigger & Deffer]
Hard work pays, I'm gettin straight up A's
1988-04-14 Public Enemy "She Watch Channel Zero?!" [It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back]
Nothin' but garbage, straight up garbage

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