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in-your-face

[ in-yoo r-feys ]

/ ˈɪnˌyʊərˈfeɪs /

adjective Informal.

involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.

Origin of in-your-face

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby in-your-face

in-residence, in-service, in-store, in-tray, in-world, in-your-face, in., in. hg, ina, inability, inaccessible

Example sentences from the Web for in-your-face

He was like my old man with that angry, in-your-face rhetoric.

This Man Is The Future of Westboro Baptist Church |Caitlin Dickson |March 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There were also Juicy Couture-style tracksuits in a spectrum of pinks, as well as in-your-face silver leggings.

Valentino, Chanel, and Alexander McQueen at Paris Fashion Week |Liza Foreman |March 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Well, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says what he thinks and is forceful, in-your-face, and up front with folks.

Roland Martin: America, You Can’t Handle the Truth! |Roland S. Martin |January 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Greaves and a handful of friends founded it in January as a vehicle for a cheeky, in-your-face brand of political theater.

Satan Is Coming to Oklahoma |Michelle Cottle |December 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

First, like many upstarts, SodaStream has taken an in-your-face, hyperbolic approach to marketing.

How SodaStream Took on the Super Bowl—and Lost, Then Won |Daniel Gross |February 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for in-your-face

in-your-face

adjective

slang aggressive and confrontational provocative in-your-face activism