bleeding edge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The situation produced when the image extends beyond the nominal margin.
  2. Something too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; the figurative place where such things exist.

Pronunciation

/ˈbliː.dɪŋ ɛd͡ʒ/ /ˈbliː.dɪŋ ed͡ʒ/ [ˈblɪi.dɪŋ ed͡ʒ] en-au-bleeding edge.ogg

Word forms

bleeding edge bleeding edges bleeding-edge

Etymology

Blend of bleed + leading edge, and metaphorically alluding to the cutting edge (“forefront or position of greatest advancement in some field”) as a double-edged sword.

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