fringy

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fringy

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From fringe + -y.

adjective fringier · fringiest · fringey · fringe-y

informal Beyond the mainstream. In another, if fringier, analysis, the show’s focus on the struggles of a contained brigade of human survivors in a post-apocalyptic galaxy is a loose parable for the events in the Book of Mormon: Gaius Baltar (James Callis), the venal scientist turned collaborator turned false prophet turned savior
Similar: fringe
Adorned with fringes.

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@misc{fringy_2026,
  title = {fringy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fringy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}