fringy
Having dangling threads
Fringy describes something having fringe or fringe-like qualities—either literally, as in fabric with dangling threads a fringy scarf, or figuratively, as in being on the margins or unconventional fringy political ideas.
The word suggests something slightly unkempt, bohemian, or outside the mainstream.
Ornamental hanging tufts
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- pom-pomsFluffy handheld spirit props
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
braid · flounce · ruffles · applique · embellishment · adornment · accents · edging
External computer add-on
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
- outlyingDistant from center
- liminalAt a threshold
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
ancillary · subsidiary · secondary · outskirts · nonessential · obscure · minor · incidental
Idiosyncratically unusual
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- unorthodoxContrary to accepted practice
experimental · alternative · idiosyncratic · peculiar · funky · outlandish · bohemian · nonconformist
tassels
Ornamental hanging tufts
ribbon · braid · flounce · ruffles · applique · embellishment · adornment · accents · edging · border
peripheral
External computer add-on
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
- outlyingDistant from center
- liminalAt a threshold
tangential · ancillary · subsidiary · secondary · outskirts · nonessential · obscure · minor · incidental · extraneous
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
unorthodox · experimental · alternative · idiosyncratic · peculiar · funky · outlandish · bohemian · nonconformist · hippie
bangs
Forehead-covering locks
choppy · textured · feathered · tousled · razored · uneven · asymmetrical
fringymainstream
Dominant cultural current
conventional · establishment · orthodox · traditional · accepted
- fringe benefitsNon-wage employee compensation
- lunatic fringeExtremist members of a group
- on the fringes
- fringe theoriesUnorthodox explanations lacking support
- fringe jacketJacket trimmed with hanging threads
- fringe theoryUnorthodox, unaccepted explanation