straight-edge

[ streyt-ej ]

adjective

1. advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.

straight-edge

adjective

1. informal.
   not indulging in any kind of drug-taking or sexual activities

Example Sentences

Straight-edge 20-somethings, with nose rings and decorative tooth gems, mingled with middle-aged “basics” in jeans and unisex button-down shirts outside the store.

From Los Angeles Times

Straight-edge 20-somethings, with nose rings and decorative tooth gems, mingled with middle-aged “basics” in jeans and unisex button-down shirts outside the store.

From Los Angeles Times

Serrated knives are good for extremely tender cakes, such as angel food, but for standard American-style layer cakes, Langan as well as our food stylists Lisa Cherkasky and Carolyn Robb prefer a straight-edge knife.

From Washington Post

After witnessing how her parents struggled with addiction and alcohol use, she self-described as "straight-edge," meaning she stayed totally abstinent from drugs until her late 20s.

From Salon

When Morris paints a grid as the armature of a composition, she’ll often use a hand-held spray nozzle or maybe a squeeze tube, rather than a straight-edge and a tidy brush.

From Los Angeles Times