retro-noir

noun

A subgenre that closely imitates or recreates the aesthetics and tropes of the classical noirs.

Meanings

nounretro-noir (countable and uncountable, plural retro-noirs)

plural retro-noirs

  1. uncountablebroadcastingA subgenre that closely imitates or recreates the aesthetics and tropes of the classical noirs.
  2. countablebroadcastingA work that closely imitates the classical noirs.

Translations

Polish retro-noir
  • retro-noirgenre
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APA

retro-noir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retro-noir

MLA

“retro-noir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retro-noir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retro-noir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retro-noir.

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