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Frontin' Behind A Font 

When someone over exaggerates how good or even how bad their life is on a social networking site, blog, etc. and when you see them in the streets/in real life it's not even like that.

Phrase is coined by PAT aka Mental Floss follow him @Mental_Floss817
I thought Meagan posted on Facebook that she just bought a brand new house and is loving life. I just went to visit and it's section 8 housing and her eye is black from her boyfriend getting drunk and beating on her. She's frontin' behind a font.

steady frontin

To constantly put up a fake appearance to impress or deceive to maintain image.
These niggas be steady frontin when they ain't shit
Urban slang. To put up a facade or make appearances, typically to impress or in some way deceive to maintain image. From 'to front'.
He be frontin' - that Benz be a rental!
frontin by T.D. January 20, 2003
Word of the Day on January 10, 2005

bitch be frontin' 

pregnant girl walks into room in a tight scandalous outfit "That bitch be frontin' like she ain't pregnant n shit"
to put on a false disguise usually to impress others
Why you frontin man? we all know you live with yo mamma!
frontin by irish kiwi from samoa October 7, 2003
Acting like you are more, or you have more than what really exists.
Casey drove around the rented car acting like it was hers. She was straight fronting.
fronting by Stacy November 14, 2002
Word of the Day on July 3, 2012