lunatic fringe
lunatic fringe · lunatic fringes
Narrensaum
A minority political or social group espousing extreme, fanatical, or irrational viewsA minority political or social group espousing extreme, fanatical, or irrational views.
Meaning
2 sensesA minority political or social group espousing extreme, fanatical, or irrational views.
Narrensaum
a political unit with extreme and fanatical views
(archaic, historical)A woman's hairstyle in which the hair is cut square across the forehead.
Translations
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Origin
The figurative sense was popularized by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, originally in rThe figurative sense was popularized by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, originally in reference to Cubist and Futurist art.
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Forms
plural: lunatic fringes| Singular | lunatic fringe |
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regular