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 Bunndripbrewer."
Johnny: "hey nahe have you heard the new eminem album"
Nahe: "that mainstream shit sucks now check out how alty my turquoise cardigan is"
By Jsandye
Altie
(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.
ALL LOVE TO YOU
From an American rapper, singer and songwriter, XXXTENTACION, last music video; SAD! At 5:17 you will see the word ALTY at the end of the paper. It's an unfinished word for "LOYALTY" but to honor his death ALTY was made.
a caption: #ALTY ♥
convo:
A: Hey, did you get my gift?
Altis Life is a cringe RP game mode on Arma 3 that fat kids play when they want to be a squeaky police officer and are insecure about their current state IRL.
I play Altis Life because I have no IRL friends and think being good a video game makes me cool
By Margaretha
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 freecopy of my local altie newspaper."