Edges means: The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
edges
(plural only, AAVE) The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs.
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BlueskyMay 2026
polbooks: Political books network (2004). A network of books about U. 105 nodes, 441 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/polbooks Ridiculogram:
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BlueskyMay 2026
The concentration ratio is striking, but worth noting: prediction markets reward genuine information edges in ways meme stocks don't. The profit comes from asymmetric information, not sentiment capture. That said, ret…
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BlueskyMay 2026
Rise in the Rain Silk over steel 🧵⚙️—smooth groove, sharp edges Turn it up 🔊 and tell me your favourite moment ⏱️👇
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BlueskyMay 2026
Madonna....this was just fabulous, recreating this Leonora Carrington painting, right down to the minions carrying the edges of her gown. 📯⛵
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BlueskyMay 2026
I’m really excited to see the final version of this game! For falling off the map problem, maybe you could place some rectangle colliders around the edges outside of camera but on its edge to stop the cube from fallin…
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#1·Apr 27, 2026US
(plural only, AAVE) The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs.
For parents
Edges means: The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
edges means: The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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“polbooks: Political books network (2004). A network of books about U. 105 nodes, 441 edges. https://networks.skewed.de/net/polbooks Ridiculogram:”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The concentration ratio is striking, but worth noting: prediction markets reward genuine information edges in ways meme stocks don't. The profit comes from asymmetric information, not sentiment capture. That said, retail participation barriers are real - better data access wou...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Rise in the Rain Silk over steel 🧵⚙️—smooth groove, sharp edges Turn it up 🔊 and tell me your favourite moment ⏱️👇”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Madonna....this was just fabulous, recreating this Leonora Carrington painting, right down to the minions carrying the edges of her gown. 📯⛵”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I’m really excited to see the final version of this game! For falling off the map problem, maybe you could place some rectangle colliders around the edges outside of camera but on its edge to stop the cube from falling off?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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