straight woman
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A woman who plays the role of the straight man in comedy.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see straight, woman.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "While many gay men were reluctant to support the AIDS ward, straight women and lesbians didn’t hesitate one moment."