A fork of Rural Dictionary
In the mid 1990s, "Altie" was used to refer to someone who subscribed to an alternative lifestyle-- whether skateboarding, proto-goth & emo, or punk.
"I could never date Chris, I'm a cheerleader and he's an altie."
Used in Usenet groups belonging to the "alt.*" hierarchy. Specifically, members refer to themselves as "alties" when posting about a fellow member of a newsgroup. In the example below, the term "altie" indicates that "Mike" is a regular contributor on the alt.coffee group.
"Mike, a fellow altie, sent me some great tips for using my new Bunn drip brewer."
An adjective used to describe a person who dresses non conformist and who thinks they are above mainstream music.
Johnny: "hey nahe have you heard the new eminem album" Nahe: "that mainstream shit sucks now check out how alty my turquoise cardigan is"
ALL LOVE TO YOU From an American rapper, singer and songwriter, XXXTENTACION, last music video; SAD! At 5:17 you will see the word ALTY at the end of the paper. It's an unfinished word for "LOYALTY" but to honor his death ALTY was made.
a caption: #ALTY ♥ convo: A: Hey, did you get my gift? B: Yeah, thank you very much, ALTY
(Noun) A shortened version of the word "alternative." Altie describes the group of angsty people (mainly teenagers) who think they're emo, but really aren't. These people tend to shop at Hot Topic, love TV shows such as Stranger Things, Riverdale and 13 Reasons Why, listen to bands such as Twenty One Pilots, Panic! at the Disco and Fall Out Boy and love the Youtubers Dan Howell and Phil Lester.
This altie wouldn't shut up about how amazing Stranger Things season 2 was.