The feeling and state of subtle, indirect resistance and non-compliance of "I ain't gonna do that", where an individual doesn't openly challenge or confront, but expresses their opposition in a veiled or covert manner.
by n r t December 6, 2023
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Friend: I've got some ice cream, you want vanilla or chocolate?
Contrarian: Um, do you have strawberry?
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Friend: I love indie rock, you heard of these guys?
Contrarian: Yeah, but they're not really that indie, though.
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Friend: I guess you're too contrary to vote Democrat or Republican, right? So, what, Libertarian? Green Party? ...Socialist Party?
Contrarian: Of course not, I don't think that any formal political party is a suitable representation of an individual's views.
Friend: *sigh*
Contrarian: Um, do you have strawberry?
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Friend: I love indie rock, you heard of these guys?
Contrarian: Yeah, but they're not really that indie, though.
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Friend: I guess you're too contrary to vote Democrat or Republican, right? So, what, Libertarian? Green Party? ...Socialist Party?
Contrarian: Of course not, I don't think that any formal political party is a suitable representation of an individual's views.
Friend: *sigh*
by Iritscen December 25, 2010
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Someone who likes to be the opposite of the majority or have the opposite opinion of the majority. Someone can be a contrarian because they don't like people, like to be different, thinks that the minority is better or just like getting on people nerves.
Person 1 - GO AWAY TEAM
Person 2 - Why is she cheering for the away team? She doesn't even like the team.
Person 3 - She is a contrarian
Person 2 - Why is she cheering for the away team? She doesn't even like the team.
Person 3 - She is a contrarian
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by NOP724 May 5, 2011
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by GoodThunder January 25, 2016
Get the Contrarian query mug.A person or group who automatically opts for the opposite view, for the sake of being antagonistic, not because they have a good argument or view point.
Gerald: GO ISIS
Friend1: Why the fuck is Gerald pro-ISIS? I thought he was part of the FSA?
Friend2: He's Sunni now, he can't make up his mind. His allegiances shift faster than Trump's cabinet reshuffles. He's such a contrarian.
Friend1: Why the fuck is Gerald pro-ISIS? I thought he was part of the FSA?
Friend2: He's Sunni now, he can't make up his mind. His allegiances shift faster than Trump's cabinet reshuffles. He's such a contrarian.
by Stubbordinate July 27, 2017
Get the contrarian mug.1) A person who disagrees with the mainstream or accepted view because he believes it makes him look good and feeds his ego, not because his argument is well thought-out or rational.
2) A false iconoclast who attacks the idols of truth and social justice in order to bring freedom to the status quo and powerful interests.
3) A person who believes they are staking a claim of intellectual daring by suggesting that progress has harmed society.
2) A false iconoclast who attacks the idols of truth and social justice in order to bring freedom to the status quo and powerful interests.
3) A person who believes they are staking a claim of intellectual daring by suggesting that progress has harmed society.
That Caitlin Flanagan is a real contrarian, always willing to challenge the notion that women are the intellectual and social equals of men by brazenly daring to send them back to the kitchen.
by pdxmouse July 9, 2007
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