Adjective describing a person who is exhibiting a finely balanced combination of fancy dress and ghetto behaviors. Similar to Ghetto Fabulous with a different feel.

The "dapper" side can include a debonair and classy aesthetic with tailored dress and thoughtful appearance.

The "ratchet" side is usually influenced by a high consumption of intoxicants which causes behavior to deteriorate or change steadily through a series of irreversible steps.
That dapper ratchet bitch threw a prosecco bottle off my roof while wearing pearls and a corset on Sunday morning.

He is so dapper ratchet that he protected his fancy vest while throwing up over the balcony railing.
by DapperRatchet June 4, 2016
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