in your face

interjection

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!”

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Meanings

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

comparative more in your face · superlative most in your face

  1. alternativeAlternative form of in-your-face.
interjectionin your face!
  1. idiomaticoftensarcasticA derisive and contemptuous exclamation of triumph over one's interlocutor.

    I got picked for the cheerleading squad, and YOU didn't. In your face!

Translations

Finnish siitäs sait
  • siitäs saitTranslations
French dans ta gueule, dans ta face
  • dans ta gueuleTranslations
  • dans ta faceTranslations
  • dans les dentsTranslations
  • dans ton culTranslations
Italian alla faccia tua
  • alla faccia tuaTranslations
Portuguese na sua cara
  • na sua caraTranslations
Spanish chúpate esa, en tu cara
  • chúpate esaTranslations
  • en tu caraTranslations
Swedish pilutta
  • piluttaTranslations
Turkish sana kapak olsun
  • sana kapak olsunTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

in your face. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20your%20face

MLA

“in your face.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20your%20face. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in your face,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20your%20face.

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