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

Jessie Rain Reitz

that girl with black hair and a boyfriend is ratchet

by peniswenis7777 August 13, 2021

Ratchet

Old wise man who hates child rapist and is a very bad medic

Ratchet is old

by Skylynx August 21, 2021

Ratchet

The Autobot mechanic/medic from Transformers who is brave as f*ck.

Ratchet is easily one of the bravest Autobots ever.

by MydumptruckisTHICCC June 4, 2021

Ratchet

White trash i.e. Terre Haute, In

Terre Haute is ratchet

by Jlthomas July 19, 2025

Ratchet ass hoe

Ratchets are tools. The reference is specifically talking about burglary tools or tools of the drug game or guns. Girls that like to use them to do hood rat shit with their man who they are complete sluts for are ratchet ass hoes. Like Joker and Harley Quinn.

I’m just looking for a ratchet ass hoe to ride for me.

by Str8fuct_n_jaded2 January 27, 2025

Ratchet

Actions taken that are intentionally out of compliance with The Universal Process.

The human body is a system teeming with bioelectric energy. The human body processes and interacts with the Earth's, and The Universe's, electromagnetic environment. Decisions made for the sole purpose of personal enrichment shall be tried in the form of various life experiences.

Please see:
+ Electromagnetic Field Interaction With the Human Body: Observed Effects and Theories (NASA, 1981)
+ Earth's Magnetosphere (NASA, 2023)
+ How Earth's Magnetic Shield Protects Us from the Sun (NOVA PBS, 2013)
+ A Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to Higher Powers (Jonathan Mayhew, 1750)

"The 45th President of the United States of America appointed a Supreme Court Justice. The appointment was potentially a ratchet decision."

by AnsemForGood June 8, 2024