ratchet

Diminutive of "wretched": of poor character; nasty; dirty; foul; morally reprehensible.

It's just a matter of time before these ratchet kids you hanging with get you in trouble.

by pseudoraphael December 02, 2014

ratchet

A ghetto girl who is loud and obnoxious and constantly causing drama and usually trashy.

A ratchet girl would wear a sweat suit and talk like this: " o hell naw i know that bitch was not talking to my man I finna beat her ass, ooo she is so fake."

by real things April 10, 2012

ratchet

a term used for a gun, cannon ,blow torch, tool

Heard that nigga came through squeezing on a ratchet

by yooulookin October 31, 2015

ratchet

adj. a term for someone who is either 1. a whore 2. dirty/nasty 3. ghetto as HELL 4. being annoying 5. busted

Example 1:
*whore/ obvious prostitute walks by*
friend: she mad ratchet!!!
other friend: i know right ew

Example 2:

*kid being annoying*
girl: you bein mad ratchet!
boy: no u ratchet
*and it goes on for like 10 minutes

Example 3:

* busted car drives by *

girl: that is the most ratchet-ass car i've seen
boy: i'm glad we dont have one like that

by damn.she.ratchet<3 August 24, 2012

ratchet

adjective. a person (or activity) that is in general, over the top, out of control hood/ghetto, gritty, and unapologetically so

antonym. bourgeois

Example:

Hurricane Chris.

In a sentence:

"I live for 1/2 off drinks on Big Booty Tuesdays. I'm so ratchet!"

by baptastic December 06, 2012

ratchet

The term 'ratchet' has no less than two distinct meanings. As an adjective, it describes a person, usually a woman, or activity, who is out of hand, out of control, generally whack in some way, dirty, ghetto, unattractive, Crucian, or just generally disliked. As a verb, or a direct object ("do tha ratchet, yeah, do tha ratchet..."), the term serves to identify or describe the dance craze--and the movements associated herewith-- of the Ratchet.

A person, usually a woman, who is dirty, ghetto, unattractive, or just generally disliked.
"Man, did you see that chick?!"
"Oh, her? Yeah, man she's ratchet."

by ratchet R us April 30, 2012

ratchet

Rathet- something or someone is looking weird, gross, unmaintained, trashy, or just not cute.

wow my hair is looking ratchet today.

by burnt.toast April 19, 2020