- in-yer-face
- in-your-face UK / US or in-yer-face UK / US
adjective informal
extremely direct, in a way that is deliberately intended to shock or annoy people
an in-your-face management style
English dictionary. 2014.
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in-yer-face — in your face or in yer face (slang) 1. Aggressive 2. Direct and provocative • • • Main Entry: ↑face * * * in yer face variant UK US Main entry: in your face … Useful english dictionary
In-yer-face theatre — describes drama that emerged in Great Britain in the 1990s. This category coined by British theatre critic Aleks Sierz is the title of his book, In Yer Face Theatre , first published by Faber and Faber in March 2001.Aleks Sierz, In Yer Face… … Wikipedia
in-yer-face — see in your face … English dictionary
face — face1 W1S1 [feıs] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(front of your head)¦ 2¦(expression)¦ 3 keep a straight face 4 pale faced/round faced etc 5 grim faced/serious faced etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
face — 1 /feIs/ noun (C) 1 FRONT OF YOUR HEAD the front part of the head from the chin to the forehead: She has such a pretty face. | Bob s face was covered in cuts and bruises. | a sea of faces (=a lot of faces seen together): The Principal looked down … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Yer Blues — Chanson par The Beatles extrait de l’album The Beatles Pays … Wikipédia en Français
in-your-face — adjective blatantly aggressive on line hard boiled in your face pornography • Similar to: ↑aggressive * * * ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the phrase in your face : characterized by or expressive of bold and often defiant… … Useful english dictionary
in-your-face — adj also in yer face BrE informal in your face behaviour is intended to be noticed and to shock or upset people … Dictionary of contemporary English
in-your-face — also in yer face ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Someone who has an in your face attitude seems determined to behave in a way that is unusual or shocking, and does not care what people think of them. [INFORMAL] It s in your face feminism, and it s meant to … English dictionary
in your face — If someone is in your face, they are direct and confrontational. (It is sometime written in yer face colloquially) … The small dictionary of idiomes
