"in your face" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-in your face.ogg Forms: more in your face [comparative], most in your face [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} in your face (comparative more in your face, superlative most in your face)
  1. Alternative form of in-your-face Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: in-your-face
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Interjection

Audio: En-au-in your face.ogg Forms: in your face ! [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-interj|head=in your face!}} in your face!
  1. (idiomatic, often sarcastic) A derisive and contemptuous exclamation of triumph over one's interlocutor. Tags: idiomatic, often, sarcastic Related terms: in someone's face Translations (Translations): siitäs sait (Finnish), dans ta gueule (note: often preceded by pan) (French), dans ta face (French), dans les dents (French), dans ton cul (French), alla faccia tua (Italian), chúpate esa (Spanish), mukha mo (Tagalog), sana kapak olsun (Turkish)
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