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sellout
A word that would be useful if stupid poseurs didn't use it all the time.
Proper usage:
That band alienated their fan base and changed their style according to what the record company wants, that means they're sellouts.
Improper usage:
OMG! They sold 30,000 records? What sellouts!
OMG! They got on TV? Sellouts!
OMG! They're getting sponsored by some big company? Sellouts!
sellout
A vague but derogatory term blindly used by music "fans" to describe bands who make (or have managers who make) a new lucrative and/or artistically experimental decision (for example: accepting a…