A chain store that tries to sell underground culture (goth, emo, punk fashion) in a mainstream environment. They are poseurs because they try to market underground culture to the mainstream, and underground culture is meant to be outside the mainstream.
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its pretty much the punk rock equivalent to abercrombie or american eagle. the store reaches out to teens with a certian style and is pretty expensive. the kids that shop here spend 50 bucks on invader zim stuff, but criticize others for spending the same price on ripped abercrombie jeans. why can't you all stop criticizing each other, mind your own business and shop where you wanna shop dammit!!!
punk 1: look at that preppy bitch buying that 50 dolllar abercrombie shit! fucking ripped jeans are stupid and useless!
punk 2: lets go to hot topic and by invader zim stuff, its only 50 dollars.
punk 1: okay cool.
punk 2: lets go to hot topic and by invader zim stuff, its only 50 dollars.
punk 1: okay cool.
by whAt_uP?! June 12, 2006
Get the hot topic mug.A clothing/merchandise store that has increased in popularity dramatically since the late 90's (even though the store itself has been in operation since the late 80's). Hot Topic's intention is to appeal primarily to the gothic, industrial and punk crowds, although in recent years it has also had tendences to cater to the metal and emo cultures among others. The franchise is often perceived negatively, both by the cultures it claims to represent, and those who are not interested in said cultures at all. This perception comes from the fact that a) Hot Topic often only explores the most popular and accessible bands in the previously stated cultures, b) adjusts their merchandise to changes in popular trends and c) often features variations of punk/gothic clothing that is intended to be more appealing to today's youth. Additionally, many also claim the accessories are overpriced and/or cheaply manufactured, and the stores tend to attract naive, impressionable teenagers that are primarily concerned with with the materialistic and surface appeal of the cultures represented (resulting in what could be labeled as faux-rebellion and mass conformism). Despite this, some simply see the store as a convenient place to buy accessories that are otherwise difficult to find without going online or visiting speciality stores. Hot Topic is often seen as a haven for posers because of its focus on popular rock merchandise; fans of the store often have a low opinion of clothing stores perceived as "preppy", such as Old Navy or Abercrombie and Fitch (incidentally, consumers of said stores often have a low opinion of those who shop at Hot Topic).
by Cody richeson April 30, 2006
Get the hot topic mug.I bet the person that added that is a silly little man who is just jealous because they don't have friends as close as TOMICON or as cool and and well respected by their peers as TOMICON. And the few friends they do have don't do as cool as stuff as TOMICON and even though they put TOMICON down they secretly wish they belonged to TOMICON. And the stuff they do do is just them trying to as like TOMICON as they can. Can I blame them? No. Sorry you feel that way guy. You should have tried to be our friend insted of calling us names. We're a pretty easy-to-get-along-with group, we probably would have excepted you. Then you would have cool people to hang out with insted of whatever faggots you're with now.
by The Slayer of Lonelyness April 23, 2005
Get the tomicon mug.A Shop that is so Rebelious it has a fucking BABY section, ohh watch out for the pregnated teen! if u want a good store go to pac sun. and not abercrombie or hot topic
Oh Avril is so rebelious with that tie! Lets go to hot topic and fight against society since we love our sk8er bois!
by Anonymous October 1, 2003
Get the Hot Topic mug.a store for rich kids who think that in order to be "punk" or whatver goth fasion is "in" for the season you must spend shit loads of money
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