the opposite of mainstream. usually not the 'trend' and usually not what everybody else is doing. original and individual. can usually be identified as something original and/or something that will probably never become popular, but awesome nevertheless.
mainstream : conformists :: non-mainstream : individuals.
SOMETIMES alternative/emo/indie music. other music, such as pop punk, can be mistaken as non-mainstream.
SOMETIMES alternative/emo/indie music. other music, such as pop punk, can be mistaken as non-mainstream.
by ruth February 14, 2005
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Catchphrase used by pretentious douches to disregard anything slightly popular in an effort to feel unique and relevant while royally failing at both.
X: This song is good!
Y: It was good before everyone knew about it, now it's too mainstream.
X: Whatever.
Y: It was good before everyone knew about it, now it's too mainstream.
X: Whatever.
by Tsukinckney June 11, 2011
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"you sound a little independent-mainstream to me"
"no im just really indie, ok well ill talk to you later, im going to go to urban outfitters and think about how to be more indie"
"you sound a little independent-mainstream to me"
"no im just really indie, ok well ill talk to you later, im going to go to urban outfitters and think about how to be more indie"
by websternew2 October 28, 2009
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Daniel has a problem in that whatever is so obviously staring him in the face but the mainstream media says otherwise he'd rather trust lies perpetuated by the MSM than his own experience. He's most definitely suffering from M.S.M.H. (Mainstream Media Hysterics). It's really quite sad.
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Basically you call one thing mainstream and go on to praise another thing for some kind of (retarded or otherwise) reason.
Basically you call one thing mainstream and go on to praise another thing for some kind of (retarded or otherwise) reason.
Examples of ...is so mainstream jokes:
Lady Antebellum is so mainstream, I prefer Wilco because Seth Rogen mentioned them in Funny People.
Pokémon is so mainstream, I prefer Monster Rancher because it never got its well-deserved limelight.
Francis Ford Coppola is so mainstream, I prefer Stanley Kubrick because his films make you think with your brain instead of just see with your eyes.
Sea otters are so mainstream, I prefer river otters because they don't pollute the ocean with their trash and feces.
Lady Antebellum is so mainstream, I prefer Wilco because Seth Rogen mentioned them in Funny People.
Pokémon is so mainstream, I prefer Monster Rancher because it never got its well-deserved limelight.
Francis Ford Coppola is so mainstream, I prefer Stanley Kubrick because his films make you think with your brain instead of just see with your eyes.
Sea otters are so mainstream, I prefer river otters because they don't pollute the ocean with their trash and feces.
by JimboWales June 4, 2011
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