English Explanatory Dictionary

indie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Independent; from outside the mainstream.
noun
  1. An independent publisher.
  2. A work released by an independent publisher.
  3. A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
  4. A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion.
name
  1. Alternative form of Indy (“the Independent newspaper”).

Pronunciation

/ˈɪndi/ en-us-indie.ogg

Word forms

indie indies

Etymology

From independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that.

Related words

indy

Derived words

grindie indiedom indie folk indie-like indieness indie pop indie press indie rock indietronica Indiewood landfill indie stindie
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