straight
- noun
- /streɪt/
- Perhaps there's one gay person out there who realizes that not all straights are villains.
- gays and straights
Were gays exactly the same as straights, or slightly better?
- Were gays exactly the same as straights, or slightly better?
- But Super Bowl, the headliner, is for the straights.
- I've never seen a dedication by two alleged heterosexuals alleged straights.
Examples
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The discussion about relationships included everyone's experiences, whether they were gay or straight.
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As a straight man, he felt out of place in the LGBTQ community.
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So me being a lesbian, I get letting No, me being a straight man, I don't really stick out in the crowd.
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I saw this tweet which went viral from this social justice activist saying that straight black men are the new straight white males.
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Straights are people too.
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Many believe that straights should support the rights of the LGBTQ community.
Synonyms
A person who is attracted to people of the opposite sex
A person who is attracted to people of the opposite sex
Sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex
A person who is sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex
Antonyms
Idioms
To not be able to think clearly because you are very tired, angry, or confused
- Informal
In a direct and honest way without hiding feelings or opinions
- Informal
To keep your face looking serious and not show you are laughing
Focus immediately on the most important information without extra details
- Informal
Looks exactly like the kind of person chosen to play a role in a film or show
Compounds
A performer who plays a serious role in a comedy to make the other person's jokes funnier
- Jargon
A woman who plays the serious partner in a comedy duo and gives lines to the funny performer
- Jargon
A poker game where each player gets five face down cards and cannot take any new ones
- Specialized
A structure with a straight horizontal top made of stones cut like wedges that support each other
- Specialized
A drill bit with straight grooves along its length that remove small rock pieces
- Jargon
A position on rings or parallel bars with the body straight and arms at the sides
- Specialized
A life insurance plan with the same yearly payment you make that covers you for your whole life
- Specialized
A large vein in the outer covering of the brain that carries blood from deep brain veins
- Specialized
An attack in fencing where you lunge forward, keeping your back leg straight and your sword arm outstretched
- Specialized
In American football, pushing a defender away by holding the arm straight
- Informal
A check to see if you can keep a serious face when something is funny
- Specialized
A tool with straight grooves that help remove dust and chips while making holes in hard rock or masonry
- Informal
Direct and honest in speech that does not hide what you think
- Specialized
A way of charging the same cost each year for an asset that loses value
Surface Forms
Etymology
Straight as a noun for a heterosexual person comes from the adjective meaning 'not deviating' or 'direct', so a 'straight' is someone who is attracted to the opposite sex.