# What is the origin of 'the straight dope?'

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 26, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-straight-dope/465343 "2008-09-26T15:38:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-straight-dope/465343/21 "2008-09-28T00:02:52Z")

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FYI the phrase appears in _The Caine Mutiny_. I have a video clip of it in fact.

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