Atl
Atlanta
Example
Ludacris welcoming you to ATL
Related Slang
| I'm so ATL | I love Atlanta culture |
| Dab | Hip hop dance move |
| Dabbin | Leaning your head into your elbow with your other arm outstretched |
| Nae Nae | Hip-rocking, hand-raising dance move |
| RHOA | The Real Housewives of Atlanta |
| AAVE | African-American Vernacular English |
| Vibe | Atmosphere |
| Bidness | Business |
| Bussin | Really good |
| Crib | House |
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About that life
ATL is an acronym that describes someone who fully embraces a particular lifestyle, attitude, or behavior. People often use it in conversations about confidence, toughness, or commitment, basically when someone is really walking the walk, not just talking. It also gets confused with the "Atlanta" abbreviation.
The phrase became popular in online communities and hip-hop culture in the 2010s, then carried over to social media, where people use it as a quick way to show they're serious about what they do or believe in. You will see "ATL" pop up in gaming chats, rap lyrics, or casual group texts, usually to call out or hype up someone who's proving themselves. For example, if a friend stays out late partying and still shows up for work the next day, someone might say, "Okay, you're really ATL."
Example
Related Slang
| I'm so ATL | I love Atlanta culture |
| Bougie broke | Luxurious lifestyle on a budget |
| Brat summer | An unapologetically authentic and sassy lifestyle |
| Crunchy | Natural and sustainable lifestyle |
| Granola | Environmental and health-focused lifestyle |
| Soft life | Lifestyle that prioritizes joy and reduces stress |
| -core | Aesthetic |
| Aura farming | Trying to appear cool through curated actions |
| Chasing clout | Doing things just to become popular |
| Clout leech | A person who is friends with someone just to become more popular |
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Atl, or ATL, is shorthand for Atlanta, Georgia, a city in the southeastern region of the United States. It became popular as the city's airport code, then took off in music and pop culture, especially in the 1990s and 2000s, thanks to Atlanta's dominance in hip hop, R&B, and Southern culture. For example, rappers, producers, and artists from the area, such as OutKast, Ludacris, and Usher, helped popularize the term in lyrics, interviews, and everyday conversation.
Both locals and outsiders use "ATL" to reference the city's influence in music, film, and sports, including in social media hashtags and captions. It also pops up in slang phrases like "I'm so ATL," which became popular in song as a way to say that a person loves Atlanta culture.