Reverse Dictionary: HONEST

ADJECTIVES
► ABOVE BOARD entirely honest → 1616 UK sl.
► AEFALD ► AEFAULD ► AFALD single-minded, simple-hearted, honest, faithful → 960 obs. exc. Sc.
► ALL THE WAY THERE honest, reliable → M19 
► ALL THERE honest, reliable → M19 
► ALL THERE AND A HA’PORTH OVER honest, reliable → M19 
► CLEAN honest; often applied to someone not carrying incriminating material, such as drugs or weapons → 1926 sl.
► CLEAN-FINGERED with clean or nimble fingers; honest, scrupulous, nice → 1558 
► DINK genuine, true, honest → 1980 Aust. sl.
► DINKI-DI ► DINKY-DI ► DINKY-DIE real, genuine, true, honest → 1962 Aust. sl.
► DINKUM honest, aboveboard; true; also, fair, just → 1905 Aust. sl.
► DINKY fair, honest → 1941 Aust. sl.
► DUNSTABLE straightforward, honest, or direct in one’s speech or dealings  → 1565 obs.
► EVEN-DOWN downright, honest, straightforward, sincere → 1885 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FAIR DINK genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward → E20 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► FAIR DINKUM genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward → L19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► FAIR FURTH straightforward, honest → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► FAIR-FURTH-THE-GATE straightforward, honest → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► FAWSONT honest, seemly → 1786 obs.
► GRADELY of persons: decent, respectable; honest, thriving → 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► HEART-HALE  in good health and spirits; sound-hearted; honest, true → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
► HEART-WHOLE in good health and spirits; sound-hearted; honest, true → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. 
► IN FRONT open, honest → 1950s sl., orig. US
► JANNOCK sociable; fair; just; straightforward; honest; genuine → 1828 
► KOSHER honest → 1924 sl.
► LEAL loyal, faithful, honest, true, upright, sincere → 1300 obs. exc. Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► LEAL-COME honestly come by → 1637 obs. exc. Sc.
► LEGIT honest → 1908 sl.
► NARROW-HARSED narrow-minded; mean, stingy, barely honest → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► OFF-HAND plain, honest, blunt; free-spoken → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► ON THE LEGIT honest → 1931 sl.
► ON THE LEVEL honest → 1872 sl., orig. US
► ON THE LINE honest, straight forward, in the open → 1902
► ON THE STRAIGHT honest → 1900 sl.
► OPEN-KIMONO characterized by complete honesty and full disclosure → 1974 US sl.
► OUT FRONT direct, honest, sincere → 1968 sl., orig. US
► PLAIN DUNSTABLE straightforward, honest, or direct in one’s speech or dealings → 1578 obs.
► RIGHT AS AN ACORN honest, fair → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RIGHT-ANGLED honest, straightforward → 1791 
► SINGLE simple, honest, sincere, single-minded; free from duplicity or deceit → 1519 
► SINGLE-EYED sincere, honest, straightforward → 1705 
► SINGLE-HEARTED possessed of a ‘single’ or sincere heart; straight-forward, honest, sincere → 1577 
► SINGLE-MINDED sincere in mind or spirit; honest, straightforward; simple-minded, ingenuous → 1577 
► SQUARE DINKUM genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward → L19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► STRAIGHT honest, reliable, on the level → 1864 sl.
► STRAIGHT-ARROW honest, sincere, and upright → 1975 US sl. (Bk.)
► STRAIGHT AS A DIE as honest as may be → 1904 sl. (Bk.)
► STRAIGHT AS A LOON’S LEG as honest as may be → 1865 sl.
► STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW as honest as may be → 1904 sl. (Bk.)
► STRAIGHT AS A POUND OF CANDLES as honest as may be → 1748 sl.
► STRAIGHT AS THE BACKBONE OF A HERRING as honest as may be → 1904 sl. (Bk.)
► STRAIGHT DINKUM genuine, authentic, honest, straightforward → L19 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► STRAIGHT UP honest, trustworthy, straightforward → 1837 colloq.
► STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN plain, honest, free from crookedness of all kinds → 1904 sl. (Bk.)
► TALLAWAH honest, honourable, decent → 1950s W. Indies sl.
► THROUGH-OPEN transparently honest and sincere → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THRUFFABLE transparently honest and sincere → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TIDY honest, decent, respectable; thrifty, frugal → 1813 Eng. dial.
► UP-AND-DOWN honest, law-abiding, straightforward → M19 sl.
► UP AND UP fair, honest, straightforward → 1920s sl., orig. US
► UPFRONT honest → 1962 sl.

ADVERBS
► ABOVE BOARD openly, honestly → 18C 
► AEFAULDLY in a truthful and sincere manner; without duplicity; honestly, faithfully → 1300 
► DEAD-SET really; honestly → 1987 Aust. sl.
► DINKUM really, truly, honestly → 1915 Aust. sl.
► FAIR DINKS honestly → 1983 Aust. sl.
► FAIR DINKUM honestly; really; seriously; truthfully → 1894 Aust. sl.
► LEAL honestly, lawfully → 1300 obs. exc. Sc.
► ON THE DEAD in earnest; sincerely; straightforwardly; honestly, truthfully → 1888 sl.
► SINGLY sincerely, truly, honestly → 1526 obs.
► UP-AND-DOWN in a straightforward, open and honest manner → M19 sl.

INTERJECTIONS/PHRASES
► DINKUM! honest! really! on the level! → L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
► FAIR DINK! honest! really! on the level! → L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
► GIVE HER HONEST MEASURE, BUT DON’T KICK THE SALT be honest but don’t cheat yourself → 1996 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► IF I’M LYING I’M DYING implies the speaker’s absolute honesty and good faith → 1930s African-American sl.
► IF I’M LYING I’M FLYING implies the speaker’s absolute honesty and good faith → 1930s African-American sl.
► NO STUFF no fooling, no lies, absolutely honest and sincere → 1920s African-American sl.
► SQUARE DINKUM! honest! really! on the level! → L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
► STRAIGHT DINKUM! honest! really! on the level! → L19 sl., chiefly Aust.
► UP AND DOWN AS A COW’S TAIL said of an honest and trustworthy person → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)

NOUNS
► CLEAN THING, THE the honest, straightforward thing → 1835 US
► FAIR DEAL an honest transaction; a fair bargain; an honest and equitable usage → 1876 orig. US
► FAIR RATIONS fair dealings; honesty → 1875 
► FAIR SHAKE a fair chance, an equitable bargain, just treatment, an honest arrangement → 1830 Amer. dial.
► LAWTIE ► LAWTY loyalty, faithfulness, honourable behaviour, fidelity, honesty → 1678 obs.
► PLAIN DUNSTABLE honest speech or language, straight talk → 1578 obs.
► SINGLENESS sincerity, straightforwardness, honesty, integrity; freedom from deceit, duplicity, or guile → 1526 
► STRAIGHT AND NARROW, THE an honest way of life; a course of conventionally moral and law-abiding behaviour → 1930 sl.

NOUNS, PERSON
► FAIR-PLAY ARTIST an honest, trustworthy person → 1950s sl.
► FLAT an honest man → 1893 American thieves’ sl. (Bk.)
► HONEST JOHN an honest, sincere man → 1930 colloq.
► NATURAL-BORN MAN a heterosexual man; an honest, unpretentious person → 1932 African-American sl.
► NATURAL WOMAN a heterosexual woman, an honest, unpretentious woman → 1980 African-American sl.
► ONE-WAY GUY an honest man → 1939 US sl.
► REAL PEOPLE an honest, sincere, candid person → 1960s Amer. sl.
► SCHAINER YID ► SHAYNER YID an honest and absolutely trustworthy Jewish man → 1968 UK sl.
► SQUARE COVE an honest man → 1865 sl. (Bk.)
► SQUARE GUY an honest and reliable man → 1908 sl.
► SQUARE JOHN an ordinary honest person; a good citizen; a non-criminal person who can be victimized by, and is contemptuously regarded by, criminals → 1934 US criminals’ sl.
► SQUARE JOHN BROAD an honest, straightforward woman → 1995 Amer. criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► SQUARE MOLL an honest woman → 1865 sl. (Bk.)
► SQUARE SAM an exceedingly honest, upright, conventional person → 1953 US sl.
► SQUARE SHOOTER an honest and candid person → 1914 US sl.
► STRAIGHT ARROW an honest person → 1969 US sl.
► STRAIGHT-GOER an honest, honourable, or dependable person → 1875 Aust.
► STRAIGHT GOODS an honest person → 1903 US sl.
► STRAIGHT SHOOTER a direct and honest person → 1928 sl., chiefly US
► TRUEPENNY a trusty person; an honest fellow → 1595 colloq. arch.

VERBS
► FLY RIGHT to be honest and useful; to do the ethical or socially proper thing; to live or act according to ethical standards → 1974 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GIVE IT A NAME to speak with absolute candour, honestly → 1901 Aust. & African-American sl.
► GO STRAIGHT to become honest → 1940 sl.
► KEEP ONE’S NOSE CLEAN to be, remain, or become honest → 1887 sl., orig. US
► KOSHER to give the appearance or effect of being fair, honest, or legal → 1962 UK sl.
► RAP ON THE REAL to speak sincerely or honestly → 1980s African-American sl.
► STRAIGHTEN UP to take up an honest, respectable life; to be or become honest  → 1907 sl.
► TAKE THE ACID OFF to speak honestly, without sarcasm → 1910s Aust. sl.
► WALK TALL to behave proudly, courageously, and honestly → M19 sl., orig. US