Straight may refer to:
Slang
* Straight, slang for
heterosexual
Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to ...
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Straight-acting
''Straight-acting'' is a term for a same gender-attracted person who does not exhibit the appearance or mannerisms of what is seen as stereotypical for gay people. Although the label is used by and reserved almost exclusively for gay and bisexual ...
, an LGBT person who does not exhibit the appearance or mannerisms of the gay stereotype
* Straight, a member of the
straight edge
Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated sXe or signified by XXX or X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs, in reaction to the excesses of punk subculture. For some, thi ...
subculture
Sport and games
* Straight, an alternative name for the
cross
A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two intersecting lines or bars, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a sa ...
, a type of punch in boxing
* Straight, a hand ranking in the card game of
poker
Poker is a family of comparing card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules. It is played worldwide, however in some places the rules may vary. While the earliest known form of the game w ...
Places
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Straight, Oklahoma
Straight is an unincorporated community in Texas County in the Oklahoma Panhandle, United States.
Straight is located 13.69 miles west of Hooker and 15 miles north of Guymon. Oklahoma State Highway 135 passes two miles to the west and the comm ...
, an unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma
Media
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''Straight'' (Tobias Regner album), the first album by German singer Tobias Regner
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''Straight'' (2007 film), a German film by Nicolas Flessa
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''Straight'' (2009 film), a Bollywood film starring Vinay Pathak and Gul Panag
* "Straight", a song by T-Pain on the 2017
''Oblivion'' (T-Pain album)
* "Straight", a song by A Place to Bury Strangers on the 2015 album ''
Transfixiation
''Transfixiation'' is the fourth studio album by the American noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers, released February 17, 2015, by Dead Oceans.
Singles and music videos
The album was preceded by the singles "Straight", released November 1 ...
''
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Straight Records
Straight Records, self-identified simply as Straight, was a record label formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. Straight was formed at the same time as a companion l ...
, a record label formed in 1969
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The Georgia Straight
''The Georgia Straight'' is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by Overstory Media Group. Often known simply as ''The Straight'', it is delivered to newsboxes, post-secondary schools, ...
'' (straight.com), a Canadian weekly newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia
* ''Straight'', the second autobiography by British artist
Boy George
George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is an English singer, songwriter, DJ, author and mixed media artist. Best known for his soulful voice and his androgynous appearance, Boy George has been the lead singe ...
Other
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Straight, Inc.
The Drug Free America Foundation (DFAF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by former US Ambassador Mel Sembler, his wife Betty Sembler (), and Joseph Zappala as Straight, Inc., renamed The Straight Foundation, Inc. in 1985 and ...
, former name of a US drug rehabilitation program for adolescents
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Straight whiskey
Straight whiskey (or straight whisky), as defined in United States law, is whiskey that is distilled from a fermented (malted or unmalted) cereal grain mash to a concentration not exceeding 80% alcohol by volume (abv) and aged in new charred oak ...
, pure whiskey distilled at no higher than 80% alcohol content that has been aged at least two years
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Straightedge, a drawing or cutting tool
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Straight (racing)
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In many forms of racing, a straight or stretch is a part of the race track in which the competitors travel in a straight line for any significant time, as opposed to a bend or curve. The ...
, a section of a race track
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Straight (surname) Straight is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Beatrice Straight (1914–2001), American actress
* Dorothy Straight (born 1958), American writer
* Henry Harrison Straight (1846–1886), American geologist and professor
* Micha ...
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Straight man
The straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce. When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure. The direct contribution to the ...
, a stock character
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Straight line
In geometry, a line is an infinitely long object with no width, depth, or curvature. Thus, lines are One-dimensional space, one-dimensional objects, though they may exist in Two-dimensional Euclidean space, two, Three-dimensional space, three, ...
, having zero curvature
See also
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Strait
A strait is an oceanic landform connecting two seas or two other large areas of water. The surface water generally flows at the same elevation on both sides and through the strait in either direction. Most commonly, it is a narrow ocean channe ...
, a body of water
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