aboveboard
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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)
- Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
- Fair and aboveboard.
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- above board {adverb}
