"hard out" meaning in English

See hard out in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more hard out [comparative], most hard out [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} hard out (comparative more hard out, superlative most hard out)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Impressive; awesome. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, slang
    Sense id: en-hard_out-en-adj-49gpXXGl Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6

Noun

Forms: hard outs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hard out (plural hard outs)
  1. (corporate jargon) An immovable deadline, at which time someone must leave somewhere, or something must conclude.
    Sense id: en-hard_out-en-noun-5upBuYHK Categories (other): English corporate jargon

Inflected forms

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