The Meaning of INDIE – INDIE in a Sentence

The Meaning and Definition of INDIE

This video gives the definition of INDIE and then shows, through illustrated sentence examples, how INDIE is used in specific contexts.

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INDIE is an informal word which refers to:

a pop group, record label or film company that is not affiliated with a larger or more commercial organization
an artistic work produced by a small independent company or group on a small budget often using unknown artists

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INDIE is an abbreviation of ‘independent’ relating to the arts, entertainment or media including gaming, music and film. It entered the English language around 1920 originally referring to movies.

INDIE can also be used generally to indicate something not commercial or outside the mainstream.

Let’s see an illustrated sentence example of INDIE relating to the music industry.

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The sentence reads: Indie rock band The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, and regarded as one of the most important bands to emerge from the 1980s indie music.

Next, INDIE in relation to the movie industry.

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The sentence reads: iNDIEFLIX is a web site that specializes in indie films from all over the world.

And now the word INDIE as relating to the video game industry.

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MINECRAFT was the indie game success story of 2010 and became the best selling video game in history, with over 300 million copies sold as of 2023.

Here is one more example:

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Independent Bookstore Day is a one-day book party celebrated in the United States on the last Saturday of April each year, in support of local indie bookstores.

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Examples of INDIE in common use:

And this was actually supposed to be more of a smaller indie movie that Wayfarer was going to completely do independently.
Source: Salon
https://www.salon.com/2024/08/12/it-ends-with-us-abusers/

No indie band had staged a gig on that scale, and the organisation didn’t all go smoothly.
Source: BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80065lx1n2o

From the indie wave of the ’90s through the golden age of prestige television and into the current streaming bonanza, the range and diversity of performances have been staggering.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/business/dealbook/movies-hollywood-streaming-services.html

While large productions are increasingly taking this into account by adding accessibility features, this aspect is usually completely absent in indie productions due to a lack of resources.
Source: Science Daily
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/03/240311145956.htm

Mojiken Studio, an Indonesian indie developer, has accused its UK publishing partner PQube Games of manipulation and exploitation related to the funding and development of its latest game, A Space for the Unbound.
Source: The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/24/23319884/pqube-games-a-space-for-the-unbound-mojiken-studio

Image Credits

Slide 5 – The Smiths
Public Domain
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Smiths_(1984_Sire_publicity_photo)_002.jpg

Slide 6 – iNDIEFLIX
Fair Use
https://www.indieflix.com/

Slide 7 – Minecraft
Fair Use
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minecraft_cover.png#filelinks

Slide 8 – bookstore
Creative Commons
https://flic.kr/p/2pNCW1a

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Public Domain
Public domain works are not restricted by copyright and do not require a license or fee to use. Public domain status allows the user unrestricted access and unlimited creativity. These are typically very old works.

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