A hyperbolic superlative. Often used to express an otherwise unquantifiable difference between two or more subjects or concepts. "This coffee is epic, its so strong it could melt a tank."
Movie trailers should stop using so many hyperlatives, nothing is the greatest anything of all time.
by Ravenpaine April 16, 2011
Get the Hyperlativemug. A subset of the Noir genre of film and literature. Heavy Noir is any of a burgeoning set of neo-noir works featuring hard choice, gritty settings, flawed characters, and a fatalistic view of virtue set in a modern setting. Examples include films such as Brick and Chrysalis and novels such as Crooked Little Vein.
by Ravenpaine April 16, 2011
Get the Heavy Noirmug.