[ **up: [[Chinese language--Slang]]**] --- # Steel straight man 钢铁直男 **gāngtiě zhí nán** > 钢铁直男 (gāngtiě zhí nán)—Literal: Steel straight man. Internet slang that refers to a guy who is very frank, nonchalant, indelicate and oblivious, but still endearing in other people’s eyes. Apparently, this word could also refer to a man who is straight (in regard to his sexuality); however, the meaning of this word has changed so much that there isn’t just one strict definition to it now.[^1] [^1]: Xi Zixu, *[[Xi Zixu. 'Kaleidoscope of Death', 2018.|Kaleidoscope of Death]]*, trans. Taida Translations, 2020, chapter 29, https://taidatranslations.wordpress.com/kaleidoscope-of-death/kod-chapter-29/.