in your face

See also: in-your-face

English

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Adjective

in your face (comparative more in your face, superlative most in your face)

Alternative form of in-your-face

Interjection

in your face!

(idiomatic) A derisive and contemptuous exclamation of triumph over one's interlocutor.
I got picked for the cheerleading squad, and YOU didn't. In your face!

Related terms

in someone's face

Translations

Translations

Finnish: siitäs sait
French: (often preceded by pan) dans ta gueule, dans ta face (fr), dans les dents (fr), dans ton cul (fr)
Italian: alla faccia tua
Spanish: chúpate esa (es)
Tagalog: mukha mo
Turkish: sana kapak olsun

Further reading

Jonathon Green (2024) “in your face!”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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