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lunatic fringe
noun
members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism
1910–15, Americanism
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Lunatic fringe
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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| the members of a society or group who adopt or support views regarded as extreme or fanatical | |
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Cultural Dictionary
lunatic fringe definition
Derogatory name for the extreme radical members of a group, especially in politics: “The candidate referred to the organization as being on the lunatic fringe of conservatism.” The term was coined by Theodore Roosevelt.
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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lunatic fringe definition
[IBM] Customers who can be relied upon to accept release 1 versions of software.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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