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edgy

, apprehensive.

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Written edgey Nhp.' ; edgie Sc. (Jam.) [e'dgi.]

Joseph Wright, English Dialect Dictionary (1898–1905)

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#1·Apr 26, 2026US

, apprehensive.

an edgy temper
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#2·Apr 26, 2026US

(entertainment, advertising) Creatively challenging; cutting edge; leading edge.

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  • “Tyy!! ^^ As a shapeshifter it was his conscious choice to be this edgy xD”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I´m honestly sick of ˝job sob stories˝ honestly, and the fact modern writers still think it´s edgy even after decades of overuse is pathetic.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “okay then in this context what if you genuinely dislike both? Like, not in a "hurr durr I'm le edgy misanthrope redditor guy" more "oh that was this month? fuck I am slipping" type shit does that make you non-biney?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “If they haven't, they should have. If you have any friends at all, at least one should have clued you in that being a snotty fuck right out the gate isn't edgy or interesting. It just makes you look like a sniveling asshole.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The sheer fabric thing has been going on sooo long. I agree, it's just lazy designers playing peekaboo and calling it edgy. If I see one more lace skirt over a thong... ugh.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 26, 2026US

(figurative) On the edge between acceptable and offensive; pushing the boundaries of good taste; risqué.

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  • “Please pay close attention to this "I sometimes (not always) wish I wasn't too baby during the 2000's emo/edgy phase" button”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “False equivalencies? Try harder to be edgy, non sequiturs are so lame.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Edgy people dont do well hearing the irony part, ive constructed the ultimate unlikable persona.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's hilarious watching this French Cucknuck and of course he from Quebec, named Simon Robineau debate with emotions instead of logic, dropping 'Fuck' every sentence like an edgy 13-year-old. Bro calls himself a young adult book author but acts like this? 😂”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I don’t mean this as some edgy joke. S**cide rates in America will skyrocket”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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