A term orginating in Atlanta that, in the beginning, referred to a
short person or child, but the span of the word has grown to include any and all people,
especially a girl that is
attractive; it is mostly used as a term of endearment to others or just a way of addressing someone, like 'Wassup Man,' Instead of "Man", shawty is used.
NOTE: Can be shortened to "shawt" or "shawtdawg".