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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in-yer-face

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
in--y-er--face
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a style of shocking and confrontational theatre that emerged in Great Britain in the 1990s.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does in-yer-face mean?
Of or relating to a style of shocking and confrontational theatre that emerged in Great Britain in the 1990s.
Where does in-yer-face come from?
Respelling of in-your-face, suggesting a working-class pronunciation. Coined by British theatre critic Aleks Sierz.

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