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5 letters · 6 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
noun an independent film company not associated with an established studio
adjective (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company
originFrom independent, by shortening, + -ie. Used of popular music since the 1980s, and of cinema for some decades before that.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0