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Describes a person due to their psychological or physical appearance or experiences with things violent, un-pleasant and generally out of normal daily life, derived from "Hard As Nails" or sometimes just "Nails" Often used in the sentences “There’s Sam, he’s well hard”, “Careful mate, that blokes nails” Often forced upon a person due to their financial position, or just because they have an acute taste for all things dangerous / violent. People with tattoos are mostly considered “hard”. Also used as an insult to somebody who may think they are “hard”. See examples below.
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