Meanings
nounfront of house (uncountable)
alternative abbreviation FOH
- uncountableThe part of a restaurant, theater, business, etc. that is presented to the public.
You would say Stephen Miller, but Miller’s too hidden to qualify as a front-of-house henchman among the US president’s court of grotesques. Stephen’s clearly been judged so wantonly horrifying that the administration must keep him out of public view.
2026 April 17, Marina Hyde, “Is the pope Catholic? JD Vance thinks he has an answer”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 May 2026
Translations
Finnish katsojatilat, asiakastilat
- katsojatilatpublic area of a business
- asiakastilatpublic area of a business
- salipublic area of a business
French salle
- sallepublic area of a business
German Vorderhaus
- Vorderhauspublic area of a business
Polish foyer
- foyerpublic area of a business
Cite this entry
APA
front of house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/front%20of%20house
MLA
“front of house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/front%20of%20house. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “front of house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/front%20of%20house.
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