cutting edge

Fig. the most forward part of a trend; the leading part of a trend. (Alludes to the edge of a sword. See also on the cutting edge. See also on the bleeding edge.) Fred's invention put him on the cutting edge of the computer chip business.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dorina (1)	do-REE-nah	Romanian
Bertha	BER-tah (German), BUR-thə (English)	German, English, Ancient Germanic
Karolina	kah-raw-LEE-nah (Polish), kah-ro-LEE-nah (Swedish, German)	Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, German
Aldrich	['ɔ:ldritʃ]
Guerino	-	Italian
Blondie	BLAHN-dee	English (Rare)