Straight

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Straight is a term which may commonly refer to:

• The quality or state of extending in one direction without turns, bends or curves; or being without influence or interruption
• The personal character of displaying honesty or fairness
• A poker hand containing five cards in sequential ranked order
• An expression for a heterosexual person (as an antonym to queer or gay); see also straight-acting
• A type of punch used in boxing, also commonly known as a Cross
• The straight section of a race track.
• Straight, the second autobiography by British artist Boy George, co-written with author Paul Gorman
• Straight, a movie by German director Nicolas Flessa
• Straight, the first album by German singer Tobias Regner
• Straight Records, a record label
• Straight, Inc., a now-defunct U.S. drug rehabilitation program for adolescents
• Straight, a way of requesting and/or serving a drink. Meaning just the spirit without any water, cordial (non-alcoholic or alcoholic), or other mixer (similar to Straight-up)
• Straight Bourbon is any Bourbon whiskey that has been aged at least two years
• Straightedge, a drawing or cutting tool
• A factory made cigarette

In slang usage, the term also refers to:

• An expression for an exaggeratedly proper person, theory or lifestyle (as an antonym to countercultural or radical)
• A person's state of sobriety
• Abstinence from the use of, or being free from, the effects of drugs, and/or alcohol, especially recreational drugs
• Going straight, referencing a person who decides to no longer engage in criminal activity
• A member of the straight edge subculture
• A crack pipe

[edit] See also

• Strait, a body of water

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