Definitions by Cain101
Ratchet
A woman, usually of African-American descent, who is perceived as showy or distasteful. Usually she listens to hip-hop songs from artists of dying popularity, wears tight and revealing clothing, pretends to be someone or something she is not, wears unpopular brands of shoes, relies upon child support checks and food stamps for income and food, relies upon moral support from her "girlfriends", and is sexually promiscuous, arrogant and immature.