edges

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛd͡ʒɪz/

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• Rhymes: -ɛdʒɪz

Noun

edges

1. plural of edge
2. (plural only, African-American Vernacular) The fine hairs at the edge of someone's (usually a black woman's) hairline; baby hairs.
   • 1969, Carolyn M. Rodgers, Songs of a Black Bird‎^[1], For Sistuhs Wearin Straight Hair:

     i never could keep my edges and kitchen / straight / even after / supercool/straighterPerm had burned / whiteness onto my scalp

   • 2015, Meesha Mink, All Hail the Queen: An Urban Tale‎^[2]:

     Her edges were thick and dry and the ends of her hair just as thirsty.

Verb

edges

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of edge

Anagrams

• sedge