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edgework

edgework noun: behaviour at the edge of what is normally allowed or accepted; risky or radical behaviour.

Noun

edgework (uncountable)

  1. Behaviour at the edge of what is normally allowed or accepted; risky or radical behaviour.

Origin of edgework

From edge + work.

Questions about edgework

What does edgework mean?
Edgework means behaviour at the edge of what is normally allowed or accepted; risky or radical behaviour.
What part of speech is edgework?
Edgework is a noun.

Words near edgework in the dictionary

  1. edgeway
  2. edgeways
  3. edgewear
  4. edgewise
  5. Edgewood
  6. edgework
  7. Edgeworth
  8. Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
  9. Edgeworth-Kuiper object
  10. Edgeworth-Kuiper objects
  11. Edgeworthian

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