Skip to main content
(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.
Altie by n00bd35troy3r69420 March 29, 2018
Urban Dictionary Merch
Your favorite words on things you can wear, drink from, read, or give to a friend.
The Urban Dictionary Store sells gifts you’ll have to explain.
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."
altie by makr6000 January 16, 2009
Related Words
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."
altie by Kevin Wimberly May 16, 2006
short for "alternative cannabinoid", such as CBG, THC-V, and other atypical cannabis derivatives.
Could you make some of those special brownies with the alties?
altie by fox of the skies December 9, 2021

altie newspaper 

A newspaper or magazine that is a smaller alternative to more mainstream, "credible" papers. It's often local, providing inside dirt on things going on in a particular city or area. Sometimes, such as in the case of The Onion, it's published online (however, the Onion is satire as opposed to an actual news source). Some things reported in these papers are not taken seriously, but they often cover important stories bigger papers won't touch. Often liberal in nature, they will also often publish some awesome comics such as Tom Tommorow's "This Modern World" or Derf's "The City." However, these papers, are not meant for a family audience. While usually free, they pay for this by running a lot of sex ads and other inappropriate stuff.
"I wanted to find out about some local bands and read "The City", so I got a free copy of my local altie newspaper."
altie newspaper by andriod5 September 26, 2005

Alien flipping 

ey-lee-uhn, flip-ing

(Verb)

The act of ingesting Psilocybin Mushrooms and 2C-B, then smoking DMT at the peak of the trip
Friend: You looked outta your head last night
Me: That's what happens when you're Alien flipping

aliencore 

Aliencore is Deathcore sentered around the cosmos and Extraterrestrial life. Made famous by the band Rings of Saturn. I'm not making this shit up.
Me and my band wrote this song about The Andromeda Galaxy its Aliencore as fuck!
aliencore by TheDarklordJared March 18, 2016
More from Urban Dictionary

Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
Soul digger by anonymous November 11, 2026
Word of the Day on November 11, 2026

pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026
Load more