1. OTP
What this means normally: An acronym for "On The Prowl."
What this means in Atlanta: Outside the Perimeter, where Atlanta as you know it ceases to exist to be replaced by scary-sounding suburbs that you venture into to get Zaxby's or climb Stone Mountain.
2. Peachtree
What this means normally: A tree that grows peaches.
What this means in Atlanta: The name of like a thousand streets that you probably still don't quite know the difference between.
3. Public Transportation
What this means normally: A means of communal transit used to navigate a city, either above or below ground.
What this means in Atlanta: The single least pleasant means of being harassed by strangers as you travel in one of four directions.
4. Airport
What this means normally: Where airplanes arrive and depart from.
What this means in Atlanta: Hartsfield-Jackson, the only area of the city with a decent subway system.
5. Midnight Snack
What this means normally: Food eaten from the refrigerator in the middle of the night.
What this means if you're from Atlanta: The nearest Waffle House.
6. The Beat
What this means normally: The rhythmic percussion of music.
What this means if you're from Atlanta: 95.5: The only radio station everyone was ever able to agree on, may it rest in peace. Try turning on V-103 without someone complaining about "music today."
7. Snow Flurry
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What this means normally: A light, brief snowfall.
What this means in Atlanta: The literal end of the world. If you are not already at the grocery store, then there is no. hope. for. you. to survive the imminent Snowpocalypse.
8. Coke
What this means normally: A popular cola-flavored soft drink.
What this means in Atlanta: The elixir of life.
9. Pepsi
What this means normally: A popular cola-flavored soft drink.
What this means in Atlanta: NO IT IS NOT THE SAME.
10. Sweat
What this means normally: Perspiration, usually brought on by exercise or warm weather.
What this means in Atlanta: The months of May through September.
11. Mall
What this means normally: A collection of stores and a place of amusement.
What this means if you're from Atlanta: This thing that ruins Christmas.
12. Sports Fan
What this means normally: A loyal supporter of a particular sports team.
What this means in Atlanta: A masochist.
13. Chipotle
What this means normally: A beloved chain of Mexican restaurants, known for its fresh and environmentally responsible ingredients.
What this means in Atlanta: No, because Willy's.
14. Traffic
What this means normally: A build-up of vehicles on a road or highway.
What this means in Atlanta: Your life, your misery, your excuse for being late to absolutely anything.
15. Chick-Fil-A
What this means normally: This really good fast food chicken restaurant that I just heard is coming to a location near me!
What this means in Atlanta: Yes, we know. You're welcome.
16. Downtown
What it means normally: The most densely populated center of a metropolitan city.
What it means in Atlanta: Wait, where??
17. Rapper
What this means normally: Jay Z.
What this means in Atlanta: Trinidad James, Gucci Mane, Rich Homie Quan, etc... all of whom you think you saw once at Publix. Still holding out for Outkast though.
18. Underground
What this means normally: Where trains and mole people live.
What this means in Atlanta: Underground Atlanta: the only place MARTA will take you directly to, and coincidentally, the one place you and your friends have never suggested going.
19. Dome
What this means normally: A semi-spherical roof.
What this means in Atlanta: A place that's probably far from your house, but you go anyway to root for the Falcons or see Beyoncé.
20. Varsity
What this means normally:The highest rank of high school sports team.
What this means if you're from Atlanta: The greasy food that you have a love-hate relationship with, namely because it reminds you of your childhood but also that you might die soon.
21. Hotlanta
What this means normally: A slang word for the city Atlanta.
What this means if you're from Atlanta: Something you would never say.