English
mallternative
Blend of mall + alternative.
A blend of mall + alternative
Latin alternus ‘one after the other, alternate’
Latin alternō ‘to do by turns, alternate’
Latin alternātus ‘alternated’
Medieval Latin alternātīvus ‘alternating’
Middle French alternatif
English alternative
Today it means
noun Any style or genre that is ostensibly counterculture or alternative, but actually mainstream enough to be encountered at a mall, or among the type of people who frequent a mall.
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