out-front

adjective

Forthright, explicit, open.

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Meanings

adjectiveout-front (comparative more out-front, superlative most out-front)

comparative more out-front · superlative most out-front

  1. Forthright, explicit, open.

    Lesbians in NOW were tired of being told "You can do all the work but you can't say who you are," which is, of course, a humiliating posture. The out-front lesbians in the organization forced the organization to confront the issue.

    1978 August 19, Tim Cwiek, Karen DeCrow, “Interview: Former NOW President DeCrow Talks About Gay Issues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 7

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APA

out-front. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-front

MLA

“out-front.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-front. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out-front,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out-front.

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