in-your-face

adjective

blatantly aggressive

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on-line hard-boiled in-your-face pornography

• Similar to: ↑aggressive

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\\¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ \ adjective

Etymology: from the phrase in your face

: characterized by or expressive of bold and often defiant aggressiveness

in-your-face basketball

also : aggressively intrusive

in-your-face advertising

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/in"yoor'fays"/, Informal. adj.

involving confrontation; defiant; provocative.

[1985-90]

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in-your-face or in-yer-face (slang)

1. Aggressive

2. Direct and provocative

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Main Entry: ↑face

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in-your-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

Thesaurus: making you feel shocked or appalled_synonym

Variant: in-yer-face

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in-your-face «ihn yur FAYS, -yuhr-» adjective.

in a hostile and aggressive manner: »

Hers is a far cry from the in-your-face style that has been the hallmark of mostly male police forces for years (Time).

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adj. informal blatantly aggressive or provocative; impossible to ignore or avoid

hard-boiled, in-your-face action thrillers

Origin:

1970s: from in your face, used as a derisive insult

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/ˌınjɚˈfeıs/ adj [more \in-your-face; most \in-your-face]

informal : very direct and forceful : very aggressive

in-your-face advertising

an in-your-face style of basketball

— see also in someone's face at ↑face, 1

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in-your-ˈface [in-your-face] adjective (informal)

used to describe an attitude, a performance, etc. that is aggressive in style and deliberately designed to make people react strongly for or against it

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in-your-face action thrillers