verb Music Slang

Frontin

/ˈfrʌntɪn/ · verb · slang

Faking it, putting on a false front to seem tougher or richer.

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Definitions

1

To pretend not to care when you actually do.

“She's frontin like she's over him.”
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To put on a fake persona, pretending to be tougher, richer, or cooler than you are.

“He's frontin like he owns that car.”
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3

To act fake or insincere in a situation.

“Stop frontin and just say how you feel.”
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Frontin In A Sentence

Quit frontin, everybody knows you can't actually skate.
He was frontin all night about his 'business empire.'
Don't be frontin, you know you wanted to come.

Origin & Usage

AAVE slang short for 'putting up a front,' meaning a false facade. Standard in 90s and 2000s hip-hop, where calling out fakeness was a core theme, and cemented by Pharrell and Jay-Z's 2003 hit 'Frontin'.'

Variants frontingfrontin'put up a front
Tags #90s#2000s#aave#hip-hop#y2k

People Also Ask

What does 'frontin' mean?

It means faking a persona to seem tougher, richer, or cooler than you really are. It's about putting up a false front.

Where does 'frontin' come from?

It's AAVE slang short for 'putting up a front.' It was a staple of 90s and 2000s hip-hop, notably Pharrell's 2003 song 'Frontin'.'

Is 'frontin' an insult?

Calling someone out for 'frontin' is critical, since it accuses them of being fake or putting on an act.

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