The definition of ratchet has been misconstrued by dumb ass rappers in the 2012 year. Mistaken for "wretched". The real word ratchet was started by a man named Mandigo The King in Shreveport, Lousiana. Ratchet means to be bad ass, real as fuck ,a goon or a ghetto person. The phrase started in 1999. So children, you need to catch up with your "urban vocab". The Ratchet is also a dance similar to The Jig.
by Lil C Nasty From PTown Indiana June 9, 2013
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Get the ratchet mug.Ratchet a gun a burner heater a gat a tool a hammer yo son you got the ratchet on you I alway keep the ratchet on me
by silentmaster December 14, 2017
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"Earlier, I saw this YouTube video of some ratchet hoe jump on the counter at McDonald's to attack the staff."
"You like her? She ain't nothin' but a ratchet-ass hoodrat"
"You like her? She ain't nothin' but a ratchet-ass hoodrat"
by TruthHurts88 June 6, 2013
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by Not a ratchet May 30, 2013
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