out-front

[ out-fruhnt ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. candid; frank; honest:

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-front¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

On that day in 2008, I took out a rainbow flag I had bought and hung it from the roof out front.

From Los Angeles Times

Atrevida’s slogan — “Diversity, it’s on tap!” — and Pride flag out front struck a chord with people looking for community in a deeply conservative and evangelical city.

From Los Angeles Times

Go all the way around and the wizard’s curtain is pulled back to reveal a surprising array of mechanisms that create the magical optical effects out front.

From Los Angeles Times

The 2016 platform put the death penalty position out front as part of a commitment to reforming the “criminal justice system and ending mass incarceration.”

From Salon

“This is a very historic win for me personally and for the National Black Farmers Association, because we were out front, leading the way and leading the charge to get these payments done,” he said.

From Salon

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