Meaning someone or something is nasty or evil. Derived from the word "Wretched." Since black people couldn't pronounce the word correctly it turned into "Ratchet." Not to be confused with the tool. The word is usually only used by ghetto black people who don't have an education. If a white person uses the word they are talking about the tool.
1. Damn Jo'kiqua, that girl Sha'nayki sleep with everybody's dude, she is hella ratchet.
2. Hey Bob, pass me the ratchet, I need to remove this bolt.
2. Hey Bob, pass me the ratchet, I need to remove this bolt.
by Mackwood51 August 3, 2021
Get the Ratchetmug. A ghetto Ratchet who flirts seriously in a ghetto sarcastic manner but is serious. Like is it a green light? No It's a Red Ratchet.
Sara plays with the red ratchet lifestyle sarccastically. Really shes just being ghetto, shes not that type of Hoe!
by Sour Puss99 May 4, 2021
Get the Red Ratchetmug. Bro 1: Yo bro whose your buddy that takes down all the beezys in the club?
Bro 2: That's Cory, they call him the Ratchet Slayer. His tool box is always full of ratchets.
Bro 2: That's Cory, they call him the Ratchet Slayer. His tool box is always full of ratchets.
by byBeardofZeus June 27, 2014
Get the ratchet slayermug. "Dude, you see that kid fighting? Kid is Ratchet."
"You think Superman is cool? Fucking Zod is RATCHET."
"You think Superman is cool? Fucking Zod is RATCHET."
by Mr. Marz July 3, 2014
Get the Ratchetmug. 
Jonty: “Ella do you want to make a decision”
Ella: “ you know I think making decisions are ratchet”
Ella: “ do you want to try fennel”
Jonty: “why the fuck would I want fentanyl, that’s so ratchet!”
Ella: “ you know I think making decisions are ratchet”
Ella: “ do you want to try fennel”
Jonty: “why the fuck would I want fentanyl, that’s so ratchet!”
by Peachypie123 June 16, 2024
Get the Ratchetmug. A man or women that is attractive to look at, but contains the qualities a ratchet/faggot/thirsty/hoe contains:
-follows other ratchets on instagram and likes their photos and may give them their number(with or without a gf/bf)
-uses more than 3 hashtags
-uses both emoticons :), ;), etc. and emojis😊,😉, etc.
- may say ratchet lovey-dovey things (i love my baby boy/girl so much he/she is my world, my everything happy one week to my future husband/wife
- is over the age of 15 and still wears aeropostle/hollister clothes.
- wears ugg boots with leggings
- uses meaningful captions on instagram that has no connection to the picture
- uses over 3 emojis/punctuation marks in a bio/caption
- every photo they take is either a selfie or a mirror picture
- pictures with significant other are only of them kissing
-follows other ratchets on instagram and likes their photos and may give them their number(with or without a gf/bf)
-uses more than 3 hashtags
-uses both emoticons :), ;), etc. and emojis😊,😉, etc.
- may say ratchet lovey-dovey things (i love my baby boy/girl so much he/she is my world, my everything happy one week to my future husband/wife
- is over the age of 15 and still wears aeropostle/hollister clothes.
- wears ugg boots with leggings
- uses meaningful captions on instagram that has no connection to the picture
- uses over 3 emojis/punctuation marks in a bio/caption
- every photo they take is either a selfie or a mirror picture
- pictures with significant other are only of them kissing
Alex: Woah that guy is so sexy!
Morgan: No he is the guy that gives his numbers to those ratchets on insta....and he has a gf!
Alex: Damnit....he's a secret ratchet
Morgan: No he is the guy that gives his numbers to those ratchets on insta....and he has a gf!
Alex: Damnit....he's a secret ratchet
by - al the pickle May 29, 2014
Get the secret ratchetmug.