courtesy invite

An event invitation sent to someone solely for the reason that one feels obligated to do so.

For example, there are three roommates and you know two of them well. You may not know the third person as well as the other two--or you just don't like them--yet you feel obligated to invite that person too so things won't get awkward.

Cory: So who's on the invite list?

Bob: . . . Amber, Emily, Roxy--

Cory: I thought you didn't like Roxy . . . ?

Bob: I don't. But they're roommates, so I just sent her a courtesy invite so that things wouldn't get awkward.

by shoppingcartman February 27, 2011

Fake Indie Lover

A fake indie lover enjoys and promotes as the end all and be all of indie: Mumford and sons, the 1975, Lana Del ray, arctic monkey, the use of emojis, especially 😭😂😩, genuinely enjoys popular page vines including Lele Pons, Brent Rivera, Brandon Bowen, Lance210, kianlawl etc, takes snapchat stories instead of enjoying the moment, wears a choker, uses the phrases: savage, doe, rt. has more followers than following on their friends only, loves tumblr, doesn't like facebook, flirts with the monkey emojis, claims to be indie, wants matching infinity tattoos with their bff, likes minions, sings along to train, gets genuinely shocked when they find out someone else listens to a semi unpopular artist, "I started that trend"

"People don't know what real music is these days. The weekend is what real music is🙊 I discovered them before anybody while I was wearing my choker and my flannel tied around my waist" -a fake indie lover

"My favourite classic song is drops of Jupiter by train" -also a fake indie lover

by n0tAfakeINDIElover October 6, 2015

Indie Girl

Traditionally, someone who doesn't care what anybody else thinks, or at least pretends to.
If she sees something she likes in Urban Outfitters or Topshop, she'll get it. If she sees something she likes in Abercrombie, she'll get it. If she likes something in a thrift store, she'll get it, etc.
Likewise, her music taste should be what she likes, not limited by any sort of genre.
She will read, write or draw if those are the things she enjoys or is good at.
SHE WON'T ACTIVELY TRY TO BE DIFFERENT, SHE JUST IS! To be an indie girl, you have to be someone who is mature enough to know who you are and happy enough in yourself to stand out.

To be a fake indie girl, however, you need only 4 things. Tumblr, photoshop, a pretentious jumped-up attitude and a fringe.
Fake indie girls are the ones who google 'bands that nobody has heard of' to make themselves different.

Fake Indie- Check out my Tumblr with photoshopped pictures of beaches with writing! Or don't, but that's just because you're jealous of me and my cool indie-ness.

Indie Girl- No, I'm alright doing my own thing.

by pendulumhips April 28, 2011

surface indie

Refers to indie bands or artists that are only obscure in that they have no Top 40 plays or chart hits, but are otherwise at least moderately well-known among music fans. The name comes from the fact that these bands are among the first that people discover when they are getting into indie music, as they are just scratching the surface. Surface indie bands often penetrate the mainstream consciousness from time to time, usually by appearing on TV show or movie soundtracks, or by signing to a major label. Examples include Sufjan Stevens, Belle and Sebastian, and The Decemberists. Smug hipsters will often deride surface indie bands by saying the quality of the music suffers as a result of their increasing popularity (and are especially prone to claiming those bands have sold out), but this is just pointless douchebaggery.

Don't listen to that hipster douchebag who says it gets so much better than Of Montreal. If you enjoy surface indie, then listen to it.

by roundthewheel October 24, 2007

You're not invited to my birthday party

The scariest thing a first grader could hear. Or at least, it's supposed to be. Usually used regardless of when your birthday party would be.

Lilly: *takes crayon from Suzie*
Suzie: *GASPPPPP* You're not invited to my birthday party anymore!
Lilly: But your birthday is in July?
Suzie: SOOO?!
Lilly: It's November.

by wolfiebean January 8, 2019

indie hacker

Someone who builds products (usually software) on their own, without taking on VC funding.

“Have you seen the new Email marketing software Julie just launched? She bootstrapped it over three years. I’m glad to see Indie Hackers like her succeeding!”

by dawas September 7, 2019

inniter

a person (usually young and not straight), who is a tommyinnit stan. The easiest place to find an inniter is likely on twitter.

'woah josie aerohmantics is an inniter!!"

by heIp December 23, 2021