aboveboard

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• above-board

[edit] Etymology

above + board

This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.

[edit] Adjective

aboveboard (comparative more aboveboard, superlative most aboveboard)

1. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.

   Fair and aboveboard.

[edit] Related terms

• above board {adverb}