Basically its what people who listen to indie name punk, emo, current rock, punk pop,or screamo without knowing the names or actual music of those genres.
by Mermaidhipster December 13, 2013

(Not to be mistaken for the alternative music catagory)
a style of fashion often centred around DIY clothing, piercings, dyed hair, or band T-shirts
a loose umbrella term of subcultures, centred around fashion and or music, philosophical or political views, characterised by acting or presenting in a way to attempt reject or challenge present cultural norms
a style of fashion often centred around DIY clothing, piercings, dyed hair, or band T-shirts
a loose umbrella term of subcultures, centred around fashion and or music, philosophical or political views, characterised by acting or presenting in a way to attempt reject or challenge present cultural norms
she is pretty alternative, she has so many piercings and for what?
he is quite the punk. Never really cared for that alternative stuff
he is quite the punk. Never really cared for that alternative stuff
by A. Bosanko May 30, 2025

by Mike Honcho FS July 17, 2017

Alternative or ALT for short is a type of art where a rule 34 artist makes nsfw and then and ALTist (alternative artist) passes it down and makes it a safe for work. The practice consist that you must credit the artist at the end or else it’s plagiarism. The artist can only make SFW and no other accounts for doing nsfw. This practice has not been used. Yet…
by Startupedition October 13, 2021

Having to have another person (i.e. paternal partner, family member, etc.) bond with a newborn postpartum due to maternal complications (i.e. endometritis, post part blues/depression, OB Hemorrhaging)
My baby daddy is going to have to incorporate alternative baby bonding (ABB) because I am currently unable to do so due to my postpartum complications.
by J.Luis September 19, 2019

To use a different (alternate) approach to solving a problem when the standard approach doesn't work, an approach that is less complicated than improvising.
There was no bell at the hotel front desk, so we alternized by saying "ding, ding" until the clerk came out of the back room.
by JBoftheWikipedia July 24, 2009
