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
Firdos	-	Arabic
Eira (2)	AY-rah (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian
Filib	-	Scottish
Mihaela	mee-hah-YE-lah (Romanian), mee-HAH-el-ah (Croatian)	Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Evgeni	yev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian)	Bulgarian, Russian
Dustin	DUS-tin	English