alternative

supposedly different to the 'norm'. A term also used to describe categories which society has placed us. Usually goths, moshers who reckon everyones out to get them call themselves alternatives, because theyre the same as everyone else.

'nuff said

by Laura M January 2, 2004

Alternative

A choice between two or more things.

An Alternative:
If the pussy is wack go for the crack. See anal.

by Big Pimpin T September 25, 2008

alternachav

The large 'dignified' group that fit in between the alternative groups such as punk, emo and indie, and the chav groups. Alteranchavs are easily identified by their high street clothes (New Look, Topman and River Island) and the fact that they always sit near the chavs at school, in hope of being 'promoted'. This is not to say that they know they want to be chavs, it is all a deep psychological need. If you need to identify an alternachav in a hurry, just ask them who The Shins are. Or shout out 'The chavs need a new cronie!' at the top of your voice.

Emo: Hey, heard The Shins new album?
Alternachav: Yeah, totally.
Emo: Ha! They don't have a new album!
Alternachav: LikeshutupIdontknownuffinaboutnuffin

by Stephen W. Thomas May 13, 2005

alternacred

Like street cred, except with alternative crowds like hipsters.

Her dyky haircut gives her alternacred.

by Alifer February 26, 2007

Alternative Energy Incentives

Faggots.

Those alternative energy incentives totally fuck each other.

by Thomas Q. Paine December 22, 2008

Alternative Rock

Also called Post-Grunge, Alternative Rock was a style that record labels and media embraced after the short lived but dominant Grunge movement by the Seattle four (Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mother Love Bone/Pearl Jam). The very early and very heavily umfluenced are the only I would call post-grunge, such as: Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, Candlebox. Alternative Rock has become the most played music on modern rock stations and has in the last about 20 years has essentially with few exeptions has taken over the world of rock as it was once known. Like it or not it's all over the radio, and all over the stores.
(Rest in Peace: Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain, Mike Starr, and Andrew Wood. You were truly the inspiration of a generation along with: Jerry Cantrell, Chris Cornell, Eddie Vetter, and David Grohl who are still rocking.)

There are to many Alternative Rock bands to list but a few include: The Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Staind, Queens of the Stone Age.

by fitzy123 February 14, 2012

mainstream alternative

Any music that is not classical, rap, rock, pop, or indie.

That music isn't mainstream, but it's not really indie either. It's mainstream alternative.

by RespectablePerson July 6, 2009