jatty

Emprunt à l'anglais. New York City AAVE slang for a large, prominent butt. Used appreciatively in most contexts — a jatty is something complimented rather than mocked in this usage. Common in NYC street slang, hip-hop references, and social media discussions of physical attractiveness. The term has remained relatively local to New York rather than spreading widely into broader American slang. The term's geographic specificity to New York reflects the city's long tradition of generating slang that stays local even as some of it eventually spreads nationally.