"front off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fronts off [present, singular, third-person], fronting off [participle, present], fronted off [participle, past], fronted off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} front off (third-person singular simple present fronts off, present participle fronting off, simple past and past participle fronted off)
  1. (slang, transitive or intransitive) To confront, bully or disrespect (someone); to square up for a fight; to intimidate (someone) into doing something (often leaving); to show off in front of someone. Tags: intransitive, slang, transitive Related terms: front oneself off
    Sense id: en-front_off-en-verb-6sHwPkBg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
  2. (slang, transitive) To embarrass (someone) by revealing information about them. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-front_off-en-verb-vX6BW2zX
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