noun Street Slang

shawty

· noun · atlanta

ATL's all-purpose 'you' — anybody, any size.

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Definitions

1

Anyone you're addressing — friend, stranger, the guy at the counter. In Atlanta it's a comma, not a description. No actual shortness required.

“Shawty, pass the AUX.”
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2

An attractive woman — the older, NYC-coded sense that's still alive in lyrics and DMs.

“Shawty been wearing that fit all summer.”
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3

Term of endearment for a friend or homie — masc, fem, doesn't matter.

“That's my shawty since middle school.”
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shawty In A Sentence

Shawty, pass the AUX.
Shawty been wearing that fit all summer.
That's my shawty since middle school.

Origin & Usage

Atlanta-flavoured respelling of 'shorty' — the New York address term went south and lost the height requirement. Standard in Gucci Mane, Plies, T.I. and Soulja Boy records from the mid-2000s onward.

Variants shortyshawdyshoddy
Tags #atlanta#hip-hop#south#address#urban-lingo

People Also Ask

What does shawty mean?

In Atlanta slang, shawty is an all-purpose way of saying "you" — it can refer to anybody, of any size.

How do you use shawty in a sentence?

"Ay shawty, you good?" — here it just means "hey you."

Is shawty offensive?

No, it's casual and friendly. It's used as a general term of address rather than an insult.

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