Meanings
nounindie pop (uncountable)
- uncountableentertainmentA genre of pop music that has little mainstream appeal and is influenced by alternative rock or indie rock.
Indie pop tends to be “more melodic and less loud” than indie rock, which is often more raucous.
2016, Geoff King, editor, A Companion to American Indie Film, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 110
Translations
Arabic إِينْدِي بُوب
- إِينْدِي بُوب (ʔīndī būb)pop music
Russian и́нди-поп
- и́нди-поп (índi-pop)pop music
Ukrainian і́нді-поп, тві-поп
- і́нді-поп (índi-pop)pop music
- тві-поп (tvi-pop)pop music
- тві му́зика (tvi múzyka)pop music
- альтернати́вний поп (alʹternatývnyj pop)pop music
- альт-поп (alʹt-pop)pop music
Cite this entry
APA
indie pop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indie%20pop
MLA
“indie pop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indie%20pop. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indie pop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indie%20pop.
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