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Nurse Ratched 

The antagonist in the 1962 Ken Kesey novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and in the 1975 movie of the same title. The overbearing, cruel, perfectionist nurse (ranked number 5 in AFI's list of Greatest Movie Villains) rules the asylum in the story with an iron fist.

The name "Nurse Ratched" can be applied as an insult to a person (usually a woman) of similar characteristics.
"No TV for the rest of the week and I'm coming up there to unplug the Playstation once your father gets home. You'll get worse until I see an A on your next report card" Mom said.

"Why don't you just cut my heart out, Nurse Ratched!" Timmy cried.
Nurse Ratched by Inspector Javert January 10, 2006
Urbanized form of the word "wretched": of poor quality; shabby or filthy in appearance; unfortunate conditions or circumstances.
Don't eat at that restaurant, it's ratched.

Have you seen her beat up weave? It's ratched!
Ratched by 1GirlieGirl November 6, 2013

Ratchery 

1. Recklessness; Foolishness; Buffoonery
2. The noun form of the word ratchet
So Stevie J got Joseline pregnant and is trying to get with Mimi after forcing her to get an abortion. All that is just pure RATCHERY.
Ratchery by TheSpecialK September 19, 2012
A term for a ugly, funky, and stupid person. Bascially means the same thing as hot mess. Or a term for a place or thing that is old and busted.
You: "Look how that bitch look today!"

Me: "Yea, that hoe stay lookin ratched!"

Or

You:"Man that girl house was dirty!"

Me:"Yea that shit was pretty ratched."
Ratched by JML18 October 22, 2009
A man that is a player . A man that sweet talks the ladies and takes them to bed . Often considered permissible behavior for a man , but frowned upon for a woman to do .... why is that ?
I have a neighbor who has a hot tub and there is always a party going on over there . I peeked thru the fence once and saw happy naked ladies frolicking about with him . He is a ratcher , a real Daddy Mac .
ratched means to not give a fuck.... or it could mean your a "trip" depends on how you use it. used by LIL' BOOSIE
-you saw them girls over there fightin?
-yeh them some ratched ass hoes!
ratched by DJ PRINCESS KUTZ October 2, 2008