right out straight
Phrase
- Meaning
- Maine: extremely busy, flat-out.
- Type
- Phrase
- Used in
- Maine, New England
What does “right out straight” mean
A Maine expression meaning so busy you can't take on anything more. 'I can't talk now, I'm right out straight.' A famous test of Maine slang: one study found 88% of non-Mainers couldn't decode it.
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