IN YOUR FACE Definition & Meaning

in your face

[ in yoor feys ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

idiom

Informal.

Also in-your-face.
1. seeming to express or invite confrontation; defiant, militant, or provocative:
  His political commentary is always in your face.
  Something drives him to break every rule, and to do it with a deep-down, in-your-face belligerence.
2. displayed or advertised flagrantly, obtrusively, or forcefully:
  Everywhere you go, alcohol is in your face.
3. (of a color, flavor, or the like) strong or vivid; bold rather than subtle:
  The brew has a huge, in-your-face hop flavor, but very little bitterness.
in a provocative, flagrant, or bold way:
They’re so brazen—they do their cheating in your face, daring you to do something about it.
(used as an exclamation to tease someone or flaunt something in a confrontational way):
In your face, Cougars—we won!

in-your-face

adjective

slang.
aggressive and confrontational
provocative in-your-face activism

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of in your face¹

First recorded in 1985–90

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Idioms and Phrases

Defiantly confrontational; also, an exclamation of contempt. For example, This show is not suitable for youngsters; its attitude about sex is in your face , or In your face, mister! This slangy expression originated in the 1970s in basketball as a phrase of contempt used against the opposing team and was extended to other areas by the mid-1980s.

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Example Sentences

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“It seems like we’ve kind of been living through that, one of those periods where it’s a little more prevalent, in your face. That word gets thrown around, and I think it’s an appropriate descriptor.”

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It is constantly in your face.

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A reporter sticks his microphone in your face and says, “So how are you going to change the world?”

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"It's weird at first because there are cameras in your face but after a while, you forget they're there and producers don't ever step in," Harry adds.

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Unexpected loops of random moments, spoken words spliced from their original syntax and crammed into other sentences, customized subtitles, myriad sound effects that explode in your face—TallBart mines brief clips from hours and hours of videos to clobber together jarring, spellbinding, rhythmic, surreal, laugh-out-loud edits that take anywhere from 30 seconds to three minutes to behold in full.

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