straight-ahead
[
streyt
-
uh
-hed]
/ˈstreɪt əˌhɛd/
adjective
1.
not deviating from what is usual or expected; conventional or traditional; standard:
a straight-ahead novel with a happy ending.
Origin
1830-40
Examples from the web for
straight-ahead
The band eventually matured to play more
straight-ahead
rock, but their status as genre pioneers remains undisputed.
After all, circus weirdos can usually be counted on to bring offbeat charisma to otherwise
straight-ahead
melodrama.
Steam stretches the parameters of
straight-ahead
jazz with improvisational extravagance.
Slang definitions & phrases for
straight-ahead
straight-ahead
adjective
Unflinching; undeviating
: Bill was a straight-ahead guy
(1836+)