bleeding edge

noun
/ˈbliː.dɪŋ ɛd͡ʒ/CA/ˈbliː.dɪŋ ed͡ʒ/

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.

Definitions

  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

    Something too new and untested to be reliable or to have any assurance of safety; the figurative place where such things exist.

    • on the bleeding edge (of something)
    • They would be the creators of strategy, generators of action and the bleeding edge of the church, ever pushing toward the front lines of conflict.
    • A few leading edge (some say "bleeding" edge) users have stepped into the arena and their experiences have helped sharpen our perception of what the electronic office can be.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA