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The Indi-Bro
Main Entry: indi·bro
Pronunciation: \ˈindy-broh\
Function: noun
Date: 2009
: An attractive male person who enjoys independent music and/or culture, but still persists in being a bro (see bro). A hipster male may befriend an indi-bro, but mostly because said bro/hipster hybrid can get free tickets to shows and/or knows where all the parties serving free liquor are located. Often mocked behind his back for his use of hair gel/rippling pecs/secret love for power ballads, the indi-bro, in turn, uses the hipster to up his “authenticity” factor.
Notable indi-bros:
Gabe Saporta (possibly ironic pop/punk star who enjoys wearing plaid and silly sunglasses; also enjoys exclamation marks and is widely known for being a “babe”)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (reclusive film star who started out “cool,” appearing in such sleeper hits as Brick and Mysterious Skin, and then lost a measure of cred for his role in the aggressively hipster-marketed 500 Days of Summer. After appearing on the cover of Nylon Men, JGL officially sealed his indi-bro status, but managed to retain some respect for looking like a pale-faced Midwestern bartender who just took a dip in a swimming pool filled with whiskey and poor life choices.)
Chuck Palahniuk (formerly subversive author with a penchant for penning cringe-worthy stories involving everything from lullabies that kill to pool-cleaning hoses that suck out one’s insides. Loved by hipsters for, like, two seconds before publications like Men’s Fitness called him out for being quirky and that “first rule of Fight Club” joke was pulverized like the proverbial dead horse. Plus, check those guns.)
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