indie

[ in-dee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
to work for an indie.
a movie or other work produced by such a company.
a genre of music, especially pop or rock, that is independently produced.
a person who works for an independently owned business or is self-employed.

adjective

noting or relating to an indie:
an indie film producer;
an indie video game.
noting or relating to independently produced music:
indie rock;
an indie pop group.

indie

/ ˈɪ�Ի�ɪ /

noun

informal.
1. an independent film or record company
2. ( as modifier )
  the indie charts
  an indie producer

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Word History and Origins

Origin of indie¹

First recorded in 1940–45; ind(ependent) + -ie

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After 10 years in mid-ranking indie band Slow Club, the album propelled her into uncharted realms.

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For the latter, they were joined on stage by a host of A-list stars, including indie titan Beck, Icelandic songstress Laufey, country singer Maren Morris and rap icon LL Cool J.

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As the industry becomes a business of extremes — tentpoles and low-margin indies — he finds it all but impossible to determine what audiences want.

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After much anticipation, British indie band Pulp released their first single in nearly 24 years called Spike Island this week.

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The other new entry in this week's Top 10 came from Cambridge indie band Black Country, New Road, whose third album Forever Howlong debuted at number three.

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indictment Indienne

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