Hotmale Have I used "straight up" correctly? Can I say that someone is a straight-up racist? I don't recommend it.
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HotmaleHave I used "straight up" correctly? Can I say that someone is a straight-up racist?I don't recommend it. You can use it with the meaning "forthright", but that's not its usual meaning. Its more common meaning is "truthful" or "honest", and I don't think that's really what you mean.