in your face

in your face

See also: in-your-face

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

in your face (comparative more in your face, superlative most in your face)

1. Alternative form of in-your-face

Interjection

in your face!

1. (idiomatic) A derisive and contemptuous exclamation of triumph over one's interlocutor.

   I got picked for the cheerleading squad, and YOU didn't. In your face!

Related terms

• in someone's face

Translations

Finnish: siitäs sait French: (often preceded by pan) dans ta gueule, dans ta face (fr), dans les dents (fr), dans ton cul (fr) Italian: alla faccia tua Turkish: sana kapak olsun

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2023), “in your face!”, in Green's Dictionary of Slang