- straight man
- `straight ,man noun countan entertainer whose job is to say or do things that allow another entertainer to be funny
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Straight man — may refer to:*An archetypal comic foil, especially in a comedy duo; a character whose seriousness, obliviousness or both conflicts with one or more other characters to comic effect. * Straight Man , a novel by Richard Russo * A heterosexual male … Wikipedia
Straight Man — (New York: Random House, 1997) is a novel by Richard Russo set at the fictional West Central Pennsylvania State University in Railton, Pennsylvania. It is a mid life crisis tale told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr., the… … Wikipedia
straight man — n an entertainer who works with a ↑comedian, providing him or her with opportunities to make jokes … Dictionary of contemporary English
straight man — straight′ man n. sbz an entertainer who plays the part of a foil for a comic partner • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
straight man — ► NOUN ▪ a comedian s stooge … English terms dictionary
straight man — ☆ straight man n. an actor who serves as a foil for, and feeds lines to, a comedian … English World dictionary
straight man — noun a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian • Syn: ↑second banana • Hypernyms: ↑performer, ↑performing artist * * * noun : an actor or other entertainer whose main function is to feed lines to a comedian * * * an entertainer who plays the… … Useful english dictionary
straight man — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms straight man : singular straight man plural straight men an entertainer whose job is to say or do things that allow another entertainer to be funny … English dictionary
straight man — n. someone who sets up jokes or gags so that someone else can say the unch line. □ I need a straight man to pick up on all my jokes. □ I’m tired of being a straight man for a has been comic … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
straight man — the man who is not joking, the man who is honest or natural When I began in comedy, my straight man was Jason. He would ask honest questions and I would give funny answers … English idioms
