fronting
- noun
- /ˈfrʌntɪŋ/
- NSFW
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- Fronting is a technique that is commonly used by drug dealers.
The lies and, and and the fronting and the facade and the veneer had become so much a part of me.
- The lies and, and and the fronting and the facade and the veneer had become so much a part of me.
Examples
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The act of fronting is often employed by organized crime to disguise the illegal activities of its members.
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Pura Vida also recruits associates into their organization by "fronting" drugs to potential earners.
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The lies and, and and the fronting and the facade and the veneer had become so much a part of me.
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We're in a deeply, deeply complicated place where we've always worried about fronting and impressing others.
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We're in a deeply, deeply complicated place where we've always worried about fronting and impressing others.
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The use of fronting allows businesses to obscure their true ownership and evade legal responsibilities.
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In many scams, fronting serves to mislead authorities about who is truly involved in the operation.
Synonyms
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A person who pretends to run a business to hide illegal activity
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A false appearance that hides true problems
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A crime of lying to get someone's money or things
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A man who acts as the public leader while others secretly control things
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Pretending to be someone else online to trick people
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Pretending to be someone else or making up a false reason to get private information
A woman who acts as the public face to hide real leaders or illegal actions
Antonyms
How Concealing
- NSFW
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fronting comes from the word front, which also means the public 'face' or visible side of something, like the 'front' of a shop. To front for someone is to put a person or name at the front as the public face to hide the real owner, so the word means acting as the visible 'front'.