noun
Street Slang
shawty
· noun · atlanta
ATL's all-purpose 'you' — anybody, any size.
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Definitions
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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.
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