Definitions for indie
ˈɪn diin·die

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indienoun

   a pop group not affiliated with a major record company

2. indieadjective

   an independent film company not associated with an established studio

3. indieadjective

   (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. indienoun

   any form of popular culture (such as pop music from a group not signed to a major label) from outside the mainstream

2. indienoun

   a type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.

3. Etymology: From independent, by shortening

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1. indie

   Indie is a term derived from "independent" and is typically used to refer to works produced outside the mainstream channels or by independent artists or creators with significant control over their own work. It can apply to various industries including music, film, video games, books, etc. The defining characteristic is typically creative autonomy and lack of control by large corporations or mainstream production processes.

Matched Categories

1. • Pop Group

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How to pronounce indie?

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How to say indie in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of indie in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of indie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of indie in a Sentence

1. Paul Dergarabedian:

   He’s very much tuned into the indie world and the specialized film vibe, it’s just a way to get out the kind of edgy, interesting and sometimes enlightening content that these films sometimes provide.

2. Tim Sweeney:

   [ The companies ] will just do that industry by industry and app category by app category until they've gobbled up everything that matters. And who will be left ? a million indie developers who collectively together make a small percentage of revenues on the app store because these businesses are too small to be attractive to steal.

3. Daniel Radcliffe:

   Just enjoy it! There's some weird thing that I think people feel about franchises, where they're like, 'You do that so you can do other cool work.’ -- franchises are fun! you get to do stuff in franchises that you don't get to do when you're doing little indie movies. You get to do stunt sequences and crazy action stuff. It’s a lot of fun!

4. Meghan Camarena:

   Kids are watching YouTube videos and a new indie game just came out, and someone's going to play it, like their favorite YouTuber, and that's going to boost the sales.

5. Andrew YangYang:

   Tom McCormick's basically one of those little indie bands that no one knew about and played in a garage, and now Tom McCormick is starting to get a little more mainstream. ... I am just happy other people are finally catching on.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=indie
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Indie
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=indie