straight up

Without any mixer

Straight up means honestly or without evasion: Straight up, I have no idea what happened.

It can request or confirm truthfulness: You really won? Straight up?

In bartending, straight up means a drink shaken or stirred with ice, then strained and served without ice in a stemmed glass—distinct from "neat," which skips the ice entirely.

affirmation

absolutely

Completely, without exception

for real · no doubt · one hundred percent · word · facts · seriously · legit · truly · certainly · indeed

honesty

truthful

Accurate and sincere

direct · real talk · unfiltered · plainspoken · forthright · unvarnished · sincere · transparent · genuine · tell it like it is

cocktail

martini

Gin-vermouth cocktail

sidecar · margarita · whiskey sour · vesper · cosmopolitan · aviation · stinger · kamikaze · dry · chilled

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Opposites
drink preparation

straight upon the rocks

With ice, at bars

mixed · frozen · blended · on ice · diluted

honesty/directness

straight updishonest

Inclined to deceive

deceptive · evasive · lying · crooked · misleading

physical orientation

straight upstraight down

upside down · downward · inverted · horizontal · sideways

Family

straight, straighten, straightaway, straightened, straightening, straightens, straightest, straightener, straighteners

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G