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I do it for the ratchets 

A ratchet who thinks she is not one herself but indeed is, she usually hashtags this on social media sites, she thinks she is pretty and she's pretty for the ratchets but really is a ratchet with the weave of a rats nest ( see also ratchet
Na'queefa: oooo gurl i #doitfodaratchets so I do it for the ratchets all dayyyyy
Tiffiny: *16 year olf white girl voice* you can't do it for the ratchets if you are a ratchet

slick ratchets 

N. A female who uses deception to slyly avoid you seeing any images of her while slipping her way into your text messages or DMS(twitter) to start a conversation with you.

This usually results in you finding out she is ratchet as all fuck by her either sending a picture, snapchat, or using facetime to contact you.

Situations with these people can be humorous to others so they are often screenshotted and posted on twitter for others to enjoy.
Dale: "yo this gurl bout to send me a pic wanna see if she sexy"

Blake: "hell yea nigga"

Dale: "damn she's ratchet as fuck look at this"

Blake: "slick ratchets these days slidin in the dms like its nothing!!!"
slick ratchets by drizzleogm300 October 13, 2014

day of the ratchets 

October 31st aka Halloween. The night girls can wear whatever slutty costumes they want and it's acceptable. A bra booty shorts and cat ears makes you a cat on this day. The day women can let their inner ratchet out.
I love day of the ratchets. I can dress like a complete slut and the other girls can't judge me!
day of the ratchets by Rykoknowsso December 31, 2015

ratchetry 

When a person is, or chooses to be ratchet! The act of being ratchet.
Expecting a hotel's maid service to dispose of your used condoms is a classic example of ratchetry!
ratchetry by talk2me-JCH2 May 11, 2017

Ratcheteer 

Noun.

A connoisseur of ratchet women, especially those pulled from nightclubs after last call. The ratcheteer's natural mating call is Rihanna's Talk That Talk which he requests from the DJ or sits in the parking lot banging from his car. The Ratcheteer has a specialized mating dance, similar to a body roll, used to signal ratchets that he is in heat. He is especially adept at disposing of evidence in parking lots.

Once a ratcheteer has identified and brought his ratchet back from the club for an "afterparty" he seeks out four specific environments for mating:

1. A living room full of partygoers
2. A public balcony
3. Someones kitchen
4. An air mattress

The ratcheteer typically will have no recollection of the previous evening as they will sleep until noon the next day. They will only find out about their behavior once on word spreads of their ratchetry on social media websites. Ratcheteers will spend all Monday at work on Facebook deleting evidence so close friends and family do not discover their ratchetness.
Q. What time is it?
A. 1:57 AM.

Q. Did you see that guy parking lot creepin' on those ratchets?
A. Yes, he promised them soda and nuggets at his afterpary.

Q. He should be put on probation for ratcheteering son.
A. Fo sho. bboy.
Ratcheteer by SON and BBOY November 24, 2012

ratchetize 

To make something ratchet, ghetto, bad, ugly, or worse.
Wow, thanks for totally ruining and ratchetizing my party. It's so ghetto and annoying.

I look too good right now, I need to ratchetize myself.
ratchetize by LingDanc803 October 30, 2018
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Frothability 

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Soul digger

A man who dates women with the sole purpose of exploiting their time, energy, and labor while he sucks the joy and happiness from their lives.
"That guy's a soul digger. He'll expect you to work full time, but you'll be doing all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and childcare while he plays video games or watches TV."
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
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A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
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No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
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