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pied noir

Sometimes used as a term for any European born in Africa, but directly used for ethnic French born in North African colonies before their independence (1830-1960).
Mainland French do not have a good relationship with pieds noirs (plural version of pied noir)
by chzyahh December 11, 2024
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Noir

a friendless tsundere whit black hair that secretly likes to cosplay and is a dick to her only friend
Neptune: hey look its the loneliest person ever Noir
by a weird cat June 29, 2018
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Noir

Cat Noir (jk)

He must be the gayest out of their friend group. He is sweet kind and loving but can turn to mean if they hadn't eaten food in a while. He is loyal and for sure a keeper at all costs, remember to treat him well because he possibly went through trauma. If you found someone like him he's a keeper he will love you with all his heart even with him being clingy to you. He can listen to slow music and comfort you.
Micheal: Hey is that Noir?!
Jakkie: Yea lmao
by OnyxIsFound March 21, 2022
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Noir

The cutest cat you'll ever see in your life.
by desyourbeloved February 25, 2024
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April Noir

A prank originating in Oklahoma wear students/kids wear black on April 1st as if someone died or something tragic happened to mess with the adults.
Spawn Point: Why you dressed like tour going to a funeral.
Miya: Oh you didn't hear? It's April Noir (Insert an excuse). So sad that happened.
by Weirdgirlfreakgirl April 1, 2024
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head noir

Someone's head canon but the darkness of their mind causes it to always be grayscale, dark, or negative.
Pessimists are always in their head noir focused on the worst outcomes.
by Care.0 December 22, 2024
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Novel Noir

A novel that is specifically written to pay homage to or imitate the style of 1940s-1950s film noir. While many of the classic film noir movies of the period were themselves based on novels written in the noir style, these books would not be considered true Novel Noir because they would have been considered standard mystery/crime works in their own time. In other words, they weren't written with the tropes of film noir as we now know it in mind.

A key characteristic of Novel Noir is that it is consciously intended to emulate the gritty, shadowy black and white atmosphere of the classical Noir period. This is what sets the genre apart from works of contemporary mystery. The cutoff date for a true novel noir would likely be any time after the end of the classical American Noir era (generally accepted as the end of the 1950s).

A Novel Noir aims to recreate as closely as possible the elements of classic film noir. While certain aspects of a film can't be perfectly replicated in written form, novel noir works are characterized by vivid descriptions and deep immersion in the time period (often the 1930s, 1940s, or 1950s). Other characteristics are essentially the same as film noir: private eyes, morally gray scenarios and characters, crooked cops and shady gangsters, and of course, the mysterious and vexing femme fatale.
While film noir has faded in popularity since the end of the 1950s, authors continue to keep the genre alive by writing excellent works of novel noir.
by Alex-2598 November 22, 2020
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