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Indie vs Emo - What's the difference?

indie | emo |

As a proper noun indie

is india.

indie

English

(wikipedia indie)

Adjective

(-)
  • independent; from outside the mainstream
  • an indie''' pop group; an '''indie video game

    Usage notes

    * In this spelling, generally but not exclusively used for pop culture, especially music or games, with indy used in other contexts such as wrestling.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An independent publisher.
  • * 2005 , Billboard (volume 117, number 3, 15 January 2005, page 36)
  • He says Ninja Tune retains the master and publishing rights on most of its catalog, making it easy to license quickly. Yet as majors jump on the videogame bandwagon, he fears indies may lose that outlet.
  • A work released by an independent publisher.
  • (uncountable) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
  • English clippings ----

    emo

    English

    (wikipedia emo)

    Noun

  • A particular style of hardcore punk rock
  • An individual or group of people associated with that subculture and musical style.
  • Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional
  • An individual or group of people associated with a fashion or stereotype of that style of rock.
  • A young person who is considered to be over-emotional or stereotypically emo.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (often, pejorative) Emotional; sensitive.
  • (informal, often, pejorative) Depressed.
  • * 2008 , Vanity Fair (issue 578)
  • Criticism drapes a black velvet cape across the puddle that interrupts the path to change, to be emo about it.
  • Associated with youth subcultures embodying emotional sensitivity.
  • * 2007 , James A. Reinking, Robert Von Der Osten, Strategies for successful writing
  • The one thing everyone agrees on is that they've never encountered a band that claimed to be emo .
  • * 2012 , Megan Bostic, Never Eighteen
  • Trevor looks kind of emo , rail thin, dark hair, guyliner, wears black all the time.

    Derived terms

    * emotard

    Anagrams

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