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noir

1: french for black
2: a film genre of the fourties with detectives and such

by MCwhitefish October 28, 2003

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Noir

1.French word meaning black

2. A series depicting mystery,violence and danger. Also regarding cynism and fatalism.
In regards to people it means dangerously sexy,mysterious,dark,elusive, and alluring.

"You're so noir."

"I can't get enough of noir films."
"She's a femme fatale... She's so noir."

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Noir

Film genre characteristic of the years between with 20's and late 40's. Dark, gritty crime fiction: usually a heist, murder, or other such crime. We're talking Tommy Guns, Private Detectives, and women you could still call broads. Classic examples include The Maltese Falcon and Chinatown: modern examples include The Usual Suspects. Heavily influenced the Cyberpunk sub-genre.

I watch too much Noir. Situations like this have me asking, "What would Humphrey Bogart do?"

by wildcard9 July 14, 2010