" state-of-the-art "

 [ "state-of-the-art" ]

1: Soon-to-be-obsolete.

  * e.g.,  ... Every piece of new computer hardware is considered state-of-the-art for an average period of four months. 

 [ "state of the art" ]

1: State of the art (sometimes cutting edge) refers to the highest level of general development, as of a device, technique, or scientific field achieved at a particular time. It also refers to such a level of development reached at any particular time as a result of the common methodologies employed at the time. Ref <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_the_art>

  * e.g.,  ... In the present state of the art this is all that can be done. 

 [ "state of the art piece of shit" ]

1: )The absolute worst person you can imagine. )At the cutting edge of being "a piece of shit." )Someone who has the worst bummy swag imaginable.

  * e.g.,  ... B.C.H: WTF are we waiting for, I'm starving? KBR: We can't hit up Saturday Lunch until Goofball is done with his fantasy draft. B.C.H.: I'm sick of that state of the art piece of shit and his 12 fantasy teams holdin' up the Saturday Lunch Club KBR: Yeah, he sucks.