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(idiomatic) A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.
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Source Word
straight man
Noun
idiomatic
(idiomatic)
A
member
(of
any
gender)
of
a
team
of
comic
performers
who
plays
a
supporting
role
by
helping
to
set
up
jokes
and
punch
lines
through
engaging
in
dialog
with
another
comedian
playing
a
more
eccentric
or
otherwise
more
interesting
character;
a
foil
who
plays
such
a
role
in
theatrical
comedy.
Japanese Meaning
コメディショーにおいて、もう一方のより風変わりな（または際立った特徴をもつ）演者と対話しながら、冗談やパンチラインを引き出すための土台を作る、控えめかつ実直な役割を果たす人物。
Sense（1）
(idiomatic)
A
member
(of
any
gender)
of
a
team
of
comic
performers
who
plays
a
supporting
role
by
helping
to
set
up
jokes
and
punch
lines
through
engaging
in
dialog
with
another
comedian
playing
a
more
eccentric
or
otherwise
more
interesting
character;
a
foil
who
plays
such
a
role
in
theatrical
comedy.
Sense（2）
（ plural ）
