indie
Independent; from outside the mainstreamIndependent; from outside the mainstream.
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1 senses(not comparable)Independent; from outside the mainstream.
an indie pop group
an indie video game
- (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company
Examples
15 sentencesShe only listens to indie music.
Are you aware of their indie work?
She produces music videos for indie artists.
Gustavo often attends film festivals to watch indie movies.
The indie coffee brand sells its roasted beans in small burlap sacks.
Origin
From independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cineFrom independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that.
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