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damn straight

damn straight

15 9.9
To say yes very strongly, often in informal speech
  • idiom
  • NSFW
: claro que sí
  • He said he planned to keep his job: "Damn straight," he said.
  • Yeah, damn straight
  • Damn straight, he said

Examples

  • - Damn straight we are.

    The Mummy (1999)

  • "Damn straight I can!" I snarled back.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Yeah, damn straight, you is.

    The Fire Inside (2024)

  • - Damn straight, I am.

    Flypaper (2011)

  • I take a look: damn straight, there is a hell of a lot of food in the market.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • "Damn straight," she said quietly, "you should've told me."

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Damn straight you don't want any trouble.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Damn straight I would have crossed that picket line to work.

    Blog text (31)

  • "Gaffey is a weasel." "Damn straight," panted David Hamilton, who was a half-mile into his two-mile run and sagging badly, his face red and puffy.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • That's right; I'm going to the party tonight, and damn straight I'm bringing my best dance moves.

Synonyms

absolutely
vsdamn straight
∞ 1.0

Completely and without any doubt

is more colloquial and emotionally stronger when used as an exclamation
and how
vsdamn straight
  • Informal
250 8.6

Shows that you agree strongly with what someone says

is more direct and blunt rather than celebratory in tone
you said it
vsdamn straight
  • Informal
77 7.6

A strong way to agree with what someone says

is more self asserting and less about echoing another's words
damn right
vsdamn straight
  • NSFW
54 8.5

Say this to show you strongly agree with something

is equally strong but feels slightly more emphatic and blunt
without doubt
vsdamn straight
7 2.3

Says that something is certainly true

is more informal and shows emotional emphasis rather than formality
sure as shit
vsdamn straight
  • Offensive
5 9.9

You can be certain it is true

is similar but cleaner and slightly less vulgar
abso
vsdamn straight
  • Informal
1 9.9

Informal short way to say absolutely or to show strong agreement

is more forceful and carries stronger certainty than a brief reply
word
vsdamn straight
  • Slang
9.9

An informal exclamation used to show agreement

is stronger and more forceful than a casual slang reply
totally
vsdamn straight
  • Informal
2.4

Said to show strong agreement, like an excited yes

is harsher and more emphatic than simple enthusiastic assent

Antonyms

to disagree
∞ 1.0

Have a different opinion from someone

uncertain
43 3.9

Not feeling sure or confident

How Certain

absolutely
∞ 1.0
damn straight
  • NSFW
15 9.9
yes
1 1.0

Surface Forms

damn straight positive

Morphology

damn + straight

The phrase combines the intensifier 'damn' with 'straight' (used here to mean 'directly/honestly' or 'right'), so a learner who knows both words can plausibly infer a strong-agreement meaning like 'absolutely' or 'definitely'. However, the collocation is colloquial and the precise pragmatic force and fixedness of 'damn straight' may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner from the parts alone, so it is only partially transparent.

Etymology

Damn straight probably comes from slang where damn is a strong word and straight meant 'exactly right'. Put together, damn straight makes a loud, firm 'yes', so people use it to show they 'strongly agree'.