straight goods

Definitions

1. 1

   The truth

   The truth; the facts.

   • "[I]n me yout' I was d' star poople of d' Sunday school dey opens long ago at d' Five Points. That's straight goods, see!"
   • All the same, where did the straight goods leave off and the horseshit begin?
   • The News wrote that the mayor “let loyalty get the better of his duty to provide the public with straight goods.”
2. 2

   Someone or something authentic.

   • Is she the straight goods, or is she a gold digger trying to con him?
   • There is no hype about the musicians, no fancy dress, no gimmick to catch the wandering eye. They are simply the straight goods—trenchant musicianship and first-rate ensemble.

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