adj
indie
IHN-dee
adj
1
Independent of major commercial studios, labels, or publishers.
"The film festival focuses on indie movies made on tiny budgets."
noun
1
A genre of guitar-based rock music associated with independent labels, or the broader indie subculture.
"She grew up listening to 90s indie bands on cassette tapes."
How to Use Indie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMade outside the big commercial studios or labels — used for music, films, and games alike.
Common pairings
indie band
indie film
indie game developer
Word Forms
indies plural
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Etymology
A shortening of independent, with the informal -ie ending, first used of music in the 1980s and later applied to film and games.