Hotlanta
Slang
- Meaning
- Affectionate (and slightly dated) nickname for Atlanta, riffing on its summer heat and nightlife.
- Type
- Slang
- Used in
- Atlanta, Georgia
What does “Hotlanta” mean
Popularized by DJs and the music scene in the 1970s, 'Hotlanta' surfaces in everything from Allman Brothers album credits to hip-hop. Locals have a love-hate relationship with the word — some treat it as tourist-bait kitsch, others wear it on T-shirts — but it remains one of the city's most recognizable shorthand names alongside 'the ATL' and 'the A'.
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