There can be cultural moments, relationship moments, etc. where the exact same thing may register as a lame "can't wait to tell you how little I care" or a much

There can be cultural moments, relationship moments, etc. where the exact same thing may register as a lame "can't wait to tell you how little I care" or a much needed bit of stridency... a la chuck berry, john lennon or courtney love. Edge Lord is the pejorative to something with a very flattering synonym, though we might argue what that synonym is.