Hard Boiled
Firm all through
Hard boiled describes an egg cooked in its shell until both white and yolk are solid.
The term extends to a style of fiction—hard-boiled detective stories feature tough, cynical protagonists navigating corrupt worlds: Dashiell Hammett pioneered the hard-boiled genre.
A hard-boiled person is tough, unsentimental, and not easily shocked: a hard-boiled cop who'd seen everything.
Also spelled hardboiled.
- eggReproductive cell in shell
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- noirHard-boiled film genre
- dark alleyUnlit narrow passage
- toughDurable and strong
tough guy · gritty · cynical · yolk · shell · trench coat · fedora · pulp · crime · film noir · private eye · private investigator · Sam Spade · smoky · mean streets · street-smart · chain smoking · whiskey
- John WooJohn Woo, Face/Off, gun fu, slow motion, slow-motion
Hard Boiledsoft boiled
Yolk remains liquid
runny · poached · over easy · raw · sunny side up
Hard Boiledsoft-hearted
Readily feeling sympathy
sentimental · sensitive · gentle · warm · emotional
Hard Boiledwholesome
Conducive to well-being
cozy mystery · feel-good · saccharine · cozy · cosy
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