slangbeginnergermany
Alter!
/ˈaltɐ/
Dude! / Bro!
Literal translation
old one
When to use it
Universal Berlin/youth filler — equivalent to 'dude' or 'bro'. Used as exclamation, address, or pure expression of disbelief. Also: 'Alter Schwede!'
In conversation
—Alter, hast du das gesehen?!
“—Dude, did you see that?!”