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in-yer-face

in-yer-face adjective: of or relating to a style of shocking and confrontational theatre that emerged in Great Britain in the 1990s.

Adjective

in-yer-face (comparative more in-yer-face, superlative most in-yer-face)

  1. Of or relating to a style of shocking and confrontational theatre that emerged in Great Britain in the 1990s.
    • On the one hand, Clark’s power grabs seemed gratuitous. She is one of the most celebrated musicians on the planet: critically adored – Masseduction is the second St Vincent record to be named the Guardian’s album of the year – and a beacon of defiant and in-yer-face experimentalism2017 December 22, Rachel Aroesti, “The best albums of 2017, No 1: St Vincent – Masseduction”, in the Guardian

Forms of in-yer-face

comparativemore in-yer-face
superlativemost in-yer-face

Origin of in-yer-face

Respelling of in-your-face, suggesting a working-class pronunciation. Coined by British theatre critic Aleks Sierz.

Questions about in-yer-face

What does in-yer-face mean?
In-yer-face means of or relating to a style of shocking and confrontational theatre that emerged in Great Britain in the 1990s.
What part of speech is in-yer-face?
In-yer-face is an adjective.

Words near in-yer-face in the dictionary

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  2. in-vitro fertilization
  3. in-vitro fertilizations
  4. in-winter
  5. in-world
  6. in-yer-face
  7. in-your-face
  8. in.
  9. INA
  10. Ina Bauer
  11. Ina Bauers

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