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Urban Outfitters Effect

1) When an item or product that once was or can/could be found for a nominal/low/affordable price. Is unreasonably marked up to sell it as "cool", "indie" or "hip".

2) The commercialization of a "retro", underground, or "ghetto" style, product, clothing for capital gain.

3) Things that used to be stupid, unpopular, childish, uncool, dorky, lame, underground or otherwise socially awkward that are now marketed as mainstream hipster, "cool" or indie- usually to the teenage audience (in a socially positive light).
a) paying $88 for a jacket that looks like you picked it up at the Salvation Army for $5, just so you can be cool.
i.e.
Dude 1- Check out this sick new jacket I got.
Dude 2- Cool man, yea, I was at Salvation Army last week, I was thinking about getting that one.
Dude 1- Nah man, just got back from Urban!
Dude 2- oooooo.... you know they had like that same jacket at Salvo's for like $7 bucks right?
Dude 1- But this one's from Urban Outfitters.
Dude 2- Damn son, you just got fucked by the Urban Outfitters Effect.

b) Selling the Everyone loves a... or image of Little Miss Sunshine, a Technics turntable or "90s" looking tiger on a T-Shirt for $28

Half Italian Female- Like OMFG! They're so right everyone DOES love a little Italian girl!
Male- No.

c) This Urban Outfitters Effect thins is bullshit, they expect me to shell out $28 for a shitty, warn look Lucky Charms shirt? Dude, I saw that same shirt at Wal-Mart for $5.99.
by dex110 February 19, 2008
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Urban Outfitters

A fashionable store with (i'll admit) slightly over-priced clothing. But, hey if somone has the money to buy a certain pair of jeans or a couple shirts they like, then they should be able to buy them without being ridiculed like some of you low-lifes here who love to lable people into certain groups. I like going to Urban Outfitters because it offers clothing and styles not seen at 'all-american' clothing stores such as American eagle or Abercrombie and Fitch. (Nothing wrong with those stores btw, they're just going for a different look.) Urban Outfitters also has clothing that is affordable.
Hey i went to Urban Outfitters to get a unique belt and nice looking jacket!
by Alex235235 June 20, 2007
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Outfielding

The act in which a person gropes the butt of another. Generally while making out or at least as a sign of attraction.

It's not exactly a base, but still part of the game.
"Did you hear about Ben?"
"Yeah! He was outfielding Jessica!"

"How far did you get?"
"All the bases. And even got to the outfield."

"He outfielded Lilly all night. Everyone saw."
by Chloecameupwiththis August 30, 2009
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urban outfitter

Girl 1: "I shop at Abercrombie & Fitch."
Girl 2: "I'm an Urban Outfitter."
by miiiiiim~ August 29, 2009
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Outwitting

Outwititing, the best looshy's stream mod. Also a cool a package developer!
looshy: I'm an outwitting stan. I'm also an outwitting stan.
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urban outfitters

Where rich people shop to look like poor people.
person 1: hey, why don't we check out urban outfitters? it's really trendy.

person 2: No way man. Every one who shops at Urban Outfitters is a poser. They're trying to look like a hippie but they're not at all. Real hippies dont have the money for this overpriced garbage.
by ceramic_smoothie May 13, 2009
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urban outfitters

You guys are mean. People who shop there aren't trying to be hipsters. People shouldn't judge people on what they wear. If I see a shirt and I think its cute, I buy it if I have the cash. If not oh well.Really cute shirts, jeans, skirts, furnitures. A bit pricey but its worth it.
Oh wow that granite wash shirt is so cute! where'd you get it?
Urban outfitters!
by Tesssssa December 30, 2005
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