edgy
by WhiteWarlock on Sep 27, 2016 08:33:28
Simple-mindedly and transparently trying to appear tough or 'cool', for the sake of being
provocative and/or offensive.
Usually, this is done to disguise the fact that otherwise, that person or thing is
not at all -
intellectually or otherwise - provocative.
Example:
The main protagonist of the video game
DmC:
Devil May Cry is a good example of an edgy character. Instead of allowing himself to be perceived as cool or tough by others through doing impressive things, he needs to resort to heavy cursing and macho
posturing. In doing so, it becomes clear to the viewer that the character itself is probably trying desperately to seem cooler than they are.
In stark contrast, the protagonist of previous games in the series was considered cool because of his wit, carefree attitude, and refusal to be intimidated. If he too attempted to make himself look cool, at least those attempts were
cloaked better, and didn't try to be overtly provocative.
edgy
by btribe on Jun 16, 2008 04:49:31
Example:
"why are you wearing that
bandanna out of your pocket," says
9th grade homeroom teacher.
"because i'm effin edgy biotch," says asshole.
edgy
by Recurve on Mar 25, 2015 08:35:04
Adjective. Taking coolness to its extreme and generally beyond the realm of actual possibility, while at the same time seemingly unaware of
how ridiculous it is.
Distinctions from similar words:
*
Mary-Sue: This is distinct from
mary-sue because characters generally have "flaws", but which end up making them cooler as opposed to actually flawed.
* Try-hard: Edgy characters go for diversity in their coolness instead of a specific theme. An edgy character is much more diversely cool, whereas a try-hard goes for something specific, like "only using knives" or "hates color because he/she is goth".
*
Campy: Edgy things are either unaware of their ridiculousness or actively try to explain it away. In contrast,
campy things are totally aware of how ridiculous they are and actively embrace it.
Example:
Examples of Edgy characters/things:
* Guts from Berserk: short black hair, insanely large sword, missing hand (which he replaced with a gun), scars (which make him look cool).
* Dante from the more recent DMC:Devil May Cry.
*
Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII.
* Pretty much any protagonist of a "dark and gritty" anime.
* All of the characters from the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series.
* Nearly every character in a World of Darkness campaign, especially when LARPing.
*
Clive Owen,
Jason Statham Bruce Willis, and Liam Neeson in a lot of their more recent films.
Edgy
by Real Cool Kid on Aug 07, 2015 13:48:28
Usually referencing the act of or being of a person that is 'trying' to be or may 'be' on the cutting-edge of something specific, or in general (very obscure music, extravagantly violent Asian
horror movies, etc.) to be cool and ahead of the norm, and is usually used as an insult in most contexts.
Most people who get plastered with this label in a truthful manner, and not in an insult-like manner usually of which is improperly describing someones tastes in said things, are 'kids' or in general people who psychology have pushed themselves into a
funnel of wanting to be part of something different
because they can't fit in to anything else. Or to build a pseudo-ego to have something to be proud of, when in reality it is just making them look very dumb.
Example:
Surfer Guy 1: "Hey man, I found out about this.. "
Floral Shoppe" music last night, you heard about it before?"
Surfer Guy 2: "Wtf, sounds
edgy dude haha."
Edgy
by Sphygen on Jan 11, 2019 08:04:40
A word most commonly used by the youth, specifically kids who are
not cool and salty who don't like anyone who is cooler than them. The words origin comes from a more irrelevant group who play
overwatch and
undertale.
edgy
by Red Sewer Rat on Apr 04, 2006 21:10:54
Daria - "As far as I can make out, edgy occurs when
middlebrow, middle-aged profiteers are looking to suck the energy -- not to mention the spending money -- out of the "youth culture." So they come up with this fake concept of seeming to be dangerous when every move they make is the result of
market research and a corporate
master plan."
Example:
We only do edgy.
Is it edgy?
edgy
by Wezlow on Oct 02, 2015 20:11:52
1) An internet slang in which it implies to anyone online behaving or saying things that are against the mainstream, usually
angering a certain fandom
populace. These things are often in forms of inane comments, senseless insults, and commonly
shit-posting. "Edgy" people in the internet are often known to be trolls.
2) Anything implied as "emo-ish", like anything red-and-black or away from the norm.
Example:
OP: *posts a sexy picture of a character from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic*
Person 1: 11/10 would fuck.
Person 2: Smexy ;D
Person 3: This
fandom's art never cease to amaze me.
Person 4: >people want to fuck cartoon horses
You should
all fuck with a psychiatrist
Person 5: Dude, why are you even here?
Person 6: This Person 4 is edgy. THE EDGE IS REAL!