out-front

American  

[out-fruhnt] / ˈaʊtˈfrʌnt /

adjective

Informal.

1. candid; frank; honest.

   The politician was less than out-front with the interviewer.

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out front Idioms  

1. In front of a building or house, as in We really need to put another light out front, or I'll meet you at the museum, out front. The antonym, referring to the back of a building, is out back, as in John's out back fixing his bike. The noun front has been used for the side of a building where the main entrance is located since the mid-1300s; back for the rear of a building dates from the late 1300s.

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Etymology

Origin of out-front

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

“He was not a screamer, he was not a rebel. He was a quiet, dignified, soft-spoken, very progressive intellect behind the Black Power movement. He was content to have Stokely as the out-front person on their book.”

From New York Times

Picking up the torch with an even more anti-establishment spirit is a new interdisciplinary festival, Out-FRONT!

From New York Times

“That’s how far out-front it was and how unique,” she said.

From Seattle Times

Chuck said, ‘You let Kalen do it. I’m not that out-front kind of guy.’

From Seattle Times

Perhaps not since Ruth Bader Ginsburg told senators during her own confirmation hearing in 1993 that the decision to bear a child is “central to a woman’s right, her dignity” have nominees been as out-front on their views.

From Seattle Times

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