AKA, Alternative Prison
A place (usually a party) filled with Jeff Buckley and Mazzy Star heads to feel superior for their “super niche” music taste. Smells like weed and cigarettes. Self-proclaimed broke people with piercings wearing Heaven by Marc Jacobs. Everyone’s favorite movie is Gummo.
A place (usually a party) filled with Jeff Buckley and Mazzy Star heads to feel superior for their “super niche” music taste. Smells like weed and cigarettes. Self-proclaimed broke people with piercings wearing Heaven by Marc Jacobs. Everyone’s favorite movie is Gummo.
by DeanBluntsGF March 12, 2025
Get the Alt Prison mug.People who wear clothing and listen to music that could be identified as belonging to a wide range of "alternative" sub-genres and aesthetics. This is kind of a umbrella term that groups in a bunch of different sub cultures into a vague alternative umbrella. Alt kids are likely to refer to themselves or a group of friends with similar aesthetics as being alt kids in an endearing or fond way. Its not really used as an insult, its would make sense for an emo kid born somewhere in the years between like 1994 and 2006 but also could be a bit older or younger than that range to use.
A good example would be like someone who is a loose mix between an Emo / Goth kid that grew up listening to a genre spanning mix of bands like my chemical romance, the smiths, sonic youth, sorority noise, dashboard confessional, panic at the disco, and death cab for cutie would use "Alt Kids" to describe the loosely organized group of scene kids, goths, punks, ravers, and indie kids that they formed the closest bonds with in their mid to late teens and early to mid 20s in one very simple and generalized term.
A good example would be like someone who is a loose mix between an Emo / Goth kid that grew up listening to a genre spanning mix of bands like my chemical romance, the smiths, sonic youth, sorority noise, dashboard confessional, panic at the disco, and death cab for cutie would use "Alt Kids" to describe the loosely organized group of scene kids, goths, punks, ravers, and indie kids that they formed the closest bonds with in their mid to late teens and early to mid 20s in one very simple and generalized term.
*two tiny lolita goth girls, a trad goth boy smoking a cigarette, a pair of stumbling messy haired emo boys, a dazed looking punk kid with a black eye, and a nearly 7 foot tall metalhead dude carrying a vamp goth over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes all stumble up to the front entrance of a papa johns at 5 am*
The main cashier: " Oh shit man not the alt kids"
Another employee: "Whats wrong with the alt kids. They tip well, they're funny and they always invite us to cool events"
The cashier: "Yeah man thats the problem, every time they invite us to a show its a super fun night, and I genuinely like some of the music they play for us. What if we turn into alt kids as well man?"
The coworker: "embrace it man, embrace it"
The main cashier: " Oh shit man not the alt kids"
Another employee: "Whats wrong with the alt kids. They tip well, they're funny and they always invite us to cool events"
The cashier: "Yeah man thats the problem, every time they invite us to a show its a super fun night, and I genuinely like some of the music they play for us. What if we turn into alt kids as well man?"
The coworker: "embrace it man, embrace it"
by emobooii May 15, 2025
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Get the alt trans mug.To be in a voice or text chat but mentally in another window, focused on a game, video, or other app instead of the conversation, often used as an excuse meaning “I wasn’t listening, I’m switched to something else.”
by Selen_Sazanov November 17, 2025
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noun
A narrative format in which a story changes upon each subsequent reading, producing new scenes, altered events, or different outcomes while maintaining a consistent foundational version.
Term coined by author C.M. James
noun
A narrative format in which a story changes upon each subsequent reading, producing new scenes, altered events, or different outcomes while maintaining a consistent foundational version.
Term coined by author C.M. James
“I finished the first version last night. But when I opened it again this morning, it gave me an Alt-Narr™ version of the story. A completely different storyline.”
by CM James December 3, 2025
Get the Alt-Narr™ mug.Choosing to abstain from addictive drugs that are prone to abuse including alcohol, cocaine, and heroin, while alternatively supporting the responsible use of psychedelics.
She’s been alt sober for two years now: no more shots or lines, just the occasional psychedelic trip for her mind.
by synesthetic December 24, 2025
Get the Alt Sober mug.1. A combination of keys used before a login screen is presented on Windows NT/2000/XP. This is used because it is the only combination that cannot be sent over a network. It is also used to bring up the task manager and, when pressed twice will reset the computer. For this reason it is sometimes called the 'Three-Finger-Salute'.
2. A comic strip written by Tim Buckley relating to computer and console gaming. It can be found at cad-comic.com
2. A comic strip written by Tim Buckley relating to computer and console gaming. It can be found at cad-comic.com
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2. Did you see the latest Ctrl-Alt-Del comic strip? It was just up a couple of hours ago.
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