ratchet

Ratchet has been defined here, yet one aspect has been neglected to be elaborated on sufficiently.

Ratchet may refer to anything with a level of jankness that reveals it was not made by professionally adhering crafted, anf/or may not produce authentic or sufficient results.

That job Dave did on the windows is so ratchet I doubt it will last the first winter storm.

by psidre June 28, 2020

Ratchet Lottery

When a black man is killed by police and his ratchet family uses it as an opportunity get rich.

Malik: Hey, where is Jamal's family? I haven't seen them around since the funeral.

Jayden: Theys moved out. They hit the ratchet lottery when they got the settlement money from the city.

by WileECoyote.genius May 15, 2025

Ratchet

Lifting lifestyles through innovative expressions

I live such a ratchet lifestyle.

You're clothing is from ratchet

by Urban ratchet July 16, 2015

ratchet rich

1. (verb) To make what you have better by spending little to nothing.
2. (noun) A person who alters or modifies something to their satisfaction.
3. (noun) Something that has been modified, or altered in a stylish, and/or trendy way.

1. That shirt is ratchet rich
2. I'm so ratchet rich
3. Your grandma is ratchet rich
4. They are attempting to make these shoes ratchet rich

by Mazement August 25, 2014

ratchet baby

A baby that is very well indeed, ratchet.

Omg she was such a ratchet baby, she kept on trying to act like she was ghetto.

by Sexyasamotherfucker547 April 20, 2018

Ratchet

An AAVE (African American Vernacular English) term derived from "wretched" that means to be of poor quality or in a dreadful state.

Miss thang thing she all that but she ratchet as hell!

by junkyjuno May 28, 2021

Ratchet

Aaron

Aaron is ratchet publicly!

by hellohihowdy May 2, 2022