straight talk

noun

: speech that is very honest and direct

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But Yee hopes that straight talk and her distinct lack of ornamentation will count for something with California voters. Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026 But her greatest asset is the tone of her voice itself: a low, thick contralto somewhere between Chynna and Doja Cat, tailor-made for straight talk. Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026 In this episode, Cooper and Tommy have a lunch filled with straight talk. William Earl, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025 The Oklahoma native's signature is his thick accent and his straight talk. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025 Uncensored will be an excellent fit: our viewers love straight talk, big opinions, and unapologetic personalities — and Piers delivers all three and then some. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025 Uncensored will be an excellent fit: our viewers love straight talk, big opinions, and unapologetic personalities—and Piers delivers all three and then some. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025 And there is a real hunger for honesty, for politicians to just speak the truth, to just give us some straight talk. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 2 July 2025 This interview with Wegz took place just before his album dropped, and what was expected to be a straight talk about music – collaborations, rivalries in Egypt’s rap scene, the making of the record and his shifts between genres – quickly turned into something else. Nour Ezzedine, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

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