altie

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."

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