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"Alt" stands for "alternetive". There is many different subcoultures to "alt", for example: emo, punk etc. Most of the subcoultures mostly has to do with music taste. But "alt" basically coulorful, happy and dresses out of "the ordinary". You can't be alt and racist, transphobic, homophobic etc.
Does this count as alt?
Alt by Just dont be a bitch January 4, 2021
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"alt" is different from alternative, "alt" are the wannabes who CLAIM to be alternative but don't listen to the music, they are those annoying ass drainers who listen to hyperpop or whatever, they say hello kitty says acab and hate on people who are ACTUALLY alternative. They tell us that were "gatekeeping" when were rlly just letting them know that they cant label themselves as alt because they listened to a bladee song. hyperpop isnt THAT bad its just not alternative, at all. annoying asl
drainer "alt" kid: look at that person over there why r they listening to metal and why do they look like that AJSJSJSJSJ PLSS (insert crying emoji and hand emoji), thats not REAL alt (insert cat emojis)
their "alt" drainer friend: FRLL AJAJJAJJSHSHHSDHAUIEHDAUWHSUDIGUIQGWIUWGUIGDWIUWDIUWDGIW PLSSSS YQUIEGDUIGQUGDDWUIW THEY LOOK SO SCARY LIKE ANYWAYS.... HELLO KITTY SAYS ACAB!
alt by sauagse fingers March 11, 2021
"What happened to that guy you were seeing? You guys went on a couple dates, right?"

"Yeah, he stopped calling me. Guess he wasn't ALT."
ALT by Morpho October 9, 2013
A term used by Gen Z (๐Ÿฅถ๐Ÿ˜ˆ ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿฅณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž) to depict the "other Gen Z" (๐Ÿณ๏ธ ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’…๐ŸปโœŠ๐Ÿพโœจ๐Ÿคฌ) or aka "Alt". (Short for alternative)

Alt (typically females) is a personality that is recently becoming more apparent on websites such as Twitter, Tumblr, and TikTok. (TTT).

Alts typically exhibit behaviours such as:

- cancelling โŒ
- social media activist โ˜ฎ๏ธ
- dyes their hair or wears lipstick ๐ŸŸข๐ŸŸฃ๐Ÿ”ด๐Ÿ”ต
- "GIVE THEIR LAND BACK" ๐Ÿ”
- has short hair (typically female/white) ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿป ๐Ÿฆฒ
- puts this โœจemojiโœจ in every word
- extremely political โœŠ๐Ÿพ
- plays instruments ๐ŸŽบ
- "HEY! You're not a POC! STOP."
- anti colonialism โ›
- hangs these flags up ๐Ÿณ๏ธ โšง๏ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธ ๐ŸŒˆ
- pronouns in bio ๐Ÿ™
- "EAT THE RICH" ๐Ÿคฌ
- despises the popular kids ๐Ÿ‘ฏ โ™€๏ธ
- furries ๐Ÿถ
- "BARK", "HISS", "ROAR" ๐Ÿฆ–
Gen Z: "You're weird..."

Alt: "THIS IS EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE TO ME! DID YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE FEELINGS TOO? I AM GOING TO CALL YOU OUT ON TWITTER AND GET MY FOLLOWERS TO CANCEL YOU! ALSO YOU CANNOT SAY THE WORD WEIRD BECAUSE YOU ARE UNDERMINING THE STRUGGLES OF THE MENTALLY ILL! USE WORDS LIKE 'UNIQUE'! CULTURAL APPROPRIATION! 1312!"
alt by GretaThunbergIStheFUTURE November 29, 2020
Abbreviation for alternative. These are try hard hipsters. Not actually interested in film. exclusively wear organic clothes and Birkenstockโ€™s. Appear to be dirty 90% of the time.
Alts:
Jo: yeah I really enjoyed Tarantinoโ€™s dramatic phase.
Jen: did you see the new wooden bow ties at the thrift festival.
Jake: letโ€™s go to the Zeits mocaa this weekend.

Normal person: wow such alts
Alt by Ava the Raver April 24, 2019
For example, Did you hear that emily the gringa is alt now?
alt by That xD rawr bitch February 2, 2021