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fringie

fringie noun: a member of a beatnik-like subculture in Seattle in the 1960s.

Noun

fringie (plural fringies)

  1. (historical) A member of a beatnik-like subculture in Seattle in the 1960s.

Forms of fringie

pluralfringies

Origin of fringie

From fringe + -ie.

Questions about fringie

What does fringie mean?
Fringie means a member of a beatnik-like subculture in Seattle in the 1960s.
What part of speech is fringie?
Fringie is a noun.
What is the plural of fringie?
The plural of fringie is fringies.

Words near fringie in the dictionary

  1. fringetails
  2. fringeth
  3. Fringeverse
  4. fringeworthy
  5. fringey
  6. fringie
  7. fringier
  8. fringies
  9. fringiest
  10. fringillaceous
  11. fringillid

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