basically, what's popular, like rap music in most ways.
most mainstream rap artists are entertainers, cuz they giv what the public wants, which is new ish!
by Marshall Mirzada December 4, 2003
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Some who goes trend to trend to try to fit in.
She's just to mainstream
by Tandogg December 10, 2013
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A person who tries to hard with trends and has no real personality except being to trendy. E.g someone who dabs or uses music.ly.
"Boi you mainstream as fuck"
"How"
"Look at those fidget spinners. And is that Nike? "
by Craftyminx May 26, 2017
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The epidemy of perfection; the stardard of which everyone and everything strives to atain, and the stardard by which all things in life are measured.
Automobille companies are always striving to create a car that is more mainstream than previous models.
by Seth F. August 25, 2004
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A machination of the corporate world. Designed to target a creative outlet and turn it into a business model, target market, key demographic, etcetera.
How the mainstream operates:

1. The mainstream is established...
2. An alternative is established to the mainstream...
3. The mainstream targets the alternative...
4. The alternative becomes the mainstream...

And therefore the alternative loses its identity, having become absorbed by the very system it was established to rally against. Mainstream for the masses...
by GoAskAlex1991 August 1, 2011
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A person (or more commonly persons) which follow the common/accepted/most seemingly popular trend. The trends are normally labeled, causing a divide of those who conform and do not conform (non-conformists) until the non-conformists become the common trend, creating a cycle.
Today's common mainstream trends are labeled as 'emo' (Many of these titles are misused). The older term for the jumping of trends is 'Fashionista or Fashionister'
by The Minorate Majority December 31, 2008
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