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short for alternative, an alterno is someone who is different and listens to different music, has funny hair and dresses differently to stand out and be cool.
"oi man, look at this alterno"

"haha your such an alterno"

"think your all alterno..."

"this kids the biggest alterno"

"Tomás is so alterno"
Alterno by BrianCameron October 3, 2020
short for alternative, an alterno is someone who is different and listens to different music, has funny hair and dresses differently to stand out and be cool.
"oi man, look at this alterno"

"haha your such an alterno"

"think your all alterno..."

"this kids the biggest alterno"

"Tomás is so alterno"
Alterno by BrianCameron October 3, 2020

alterno-mom 

Noun.Contraction of "alternative lifestyle mom".Same as alterna-mom. Punks, Neo-Hippies, or other females who are into alternative culture (tatoos, attachment parenting, extended rebellious adolescence) and who breed.
That alterno-mom is trying a little too hard to pretend like she is still in her twenties, with her hot pink hair, driving a minivan full of kids around.
alterno-mom by Misanthropic October 13, 2005

alternative hair color 

When someone dyes their hair outrageous colors; as with Punky Color or Manic Panic. Awesome & Fun!
When my hair was purple, I had alternative hair color & Loved it! So did all my family & friends!

Alternative facts 

A fancy way to say bullshit.
"You're saying it's a falsehood and Sean Spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to that,"
Alternative facts by Trumpdump January 22, 2017

Alternative Music 

A less intense version of rock and a more intense version of pop. Typically strays from the generic lyrics of pop. Lots of sub-categories, but the main two are alternative rock and alternative pop. Pretty much anything that doesn't fall into the distinct categories like rock, pop, jazz, classical, etc.

It also includes a lot of musical techniques found in other genres. Not very limited creatively.
Alternative music is amazing. Some bands are The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, New Politics, Weezer, The Kooks, Cage the Elephant, The Moth and The Flame, alt-J, Modest Mouse, Paramore, Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats, The Black Keys, The White Stripes, Cold War Kids, Phoenix, Muse, Bastille, and Keane. Just to name a few.
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