verb

• to act as oneself - to not put on a facade.

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002.

• to be truthful.

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002.

verb

• to be truthful.

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002.

• to proceed immediately to the matter at hand. To "get to the point."

  I'll be straight-up with you and tell you what's really going on at the factory.

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002.

intransitive verb

• to act without worrying about decorum.

  When the food comes, just be ugly and don't worry about manners.

  by Michael C., Old Bridge Township, USA, Feb 02 1999.

verb

• to stay true to one's self; to resist the temptation to be fake.

  I'm not acting like someone else, I'm trying to keep it real.

  by Anonymous, Blair High Rd, Omaha, NE, USA, Dec 10 1997.

• to be true to "the game," whatever the game happens to be.

  My homie Dana be keepin' it real.

  by Chris A., Boston, MA, USA, Jun 23 1998.

• to stay cool.

  I'll see ya later dawg. Keep it real.

  by christine, Florida, Free State, South Africa, Jun 18 1999.

• used to add flourish, especially when describing a surprising event.

  And then he straight up punched the security guard.

  by WalterGR, Sacramento, CA, USA, Oct 02 2009.

adjective

• truthful. Also implies getting to the point quickly.

  I'll be straight-up with you and tell you what's really going on at the factory.

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002.

adverb

• exactly, precisely.

  This is straight-up what she told me...

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002.

• truthfully.

  This is straight-up what happened...

  by Maurice J., Fall River, MA, USA, Nov 21 2002.