[New post] ‘lunatic fringe’: meanings and origin

Pascal Tréguer posted: "The derogatory expression lunatic fringe designates a minority group (especially members of a political movement or adherents to a set of beliefs) regarded as eccentric, extremist or fanatical—or simply stupid. —Synonym: idiot fringe. The expression luna" word histories 'lunatic fringe': meanings and origin Pascal Tréguer Sep 1 USA, 1913: a minority group regarded as eccentric, extremist or fanatical, or simply stupid—but originally, USA, 1874: a woman or girl's hairstyle in which the front is cut straight and square across the forehead Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from word histories. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://wordhistories.net/2023/09/01/lunatic-fringe/

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