Adjective. A description of someone who portrays themselves as an independent thinker, an outsider, when they actually act independently of facts to maintain the status quo.
You: She comes off as an approachable, independent person but I don't think she's stated a single fact.
Me: Yeah, she's real mavericky, makes me want to agree with her just to see the damage she'll do.
A bold, defiant action. Depending on the situation, maverickiness can seem like a desperate ploy that wreaks of inauthentic desperation. Associated with Republican presidential candidateJohn McCain and his equally mavericky running mate Sarah Palin
Term for having to settling for Mavericks instead of your usual cigarettes (eg. Newports, Marlboro, Camel, etc...) due to the rise in cost for a pack of cigs.
Garrett: dude let me bum a cig
Doug: ok... but they're Mavs, I can't afford Marlboros anymore
Garrett: oh, that sucks... I'll take one anyways
Doug: damn, i'm feelin' the maverick struggle