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damn straight

damn straight

23 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
damn right
vsdamn straight
  • NSFW
130 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
107 2.3

Says that something is certainly true

is more informal and shows emotional emphasis rather than formality
totally
vsdamn straight
  • Informal
38 2.4

Said to show strong agreement, like an excited yes

is harsher and more emphatic than simple enthusiastic assent
word
vsdamn straight
  • Slang
26 9.9

An informal exclamation used to show agreement

is stronger and more forceful than a casual slang reply
sure as shit
vsdamn straight
  • Offensive
24 9.9

You can be certain it is true

is similar but cleaner and slightly less vulgar
abso
vsdamn straight
  • Informal
13 9.9

Informal short way to say absolutely or to show strong agreement

is more forceful and carries stronger certainty than a brief reply
you said it
vsdamn straight
  • Informal
11 7.6

A strong way to agree with what someone says

is more self asserting and less about echoing another's words
and how
vsdamn straight
  • Informal
1 8.6

Shows that you agree strongly with what someone says

is more direct and blunt rather than celebratory in tone

Antonyms

to disagree
∞ 1.0

Have a different opinion from someone

uncertain
41 3.9

Not feeling sure or confident

How Certain

absolutely
∞ 1.0
damn straight
  • NSFW
23 9.9
yes
∞ 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'.