straight woman

English

Noun

straight woman (plural straight women)

  1. A woman who plays the role of the straight man in comedy.
    • 2018, Nicole Seymour, Bad Environmentalism, page 75:
      The program [Wildboyz] does occasionally feature locals and experts, but these figures serve either as straight men or women or, more often, join in on the madness—such as when a Kenyan park ranger accompanies the Boyz on a silly song about snakes.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight,‎ woman.
    • 1999, John-Manuel Andriote, “Rallying the Troops”, in Victory Deferred: How AIDS Changed Gay Life in America, Chicago, Ill.; London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 117:
      While many gay men were reluctant to support the AIDS ward, straight women and lesbians didn’t hesitate one moment.
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