An adjective describing someone (usually female) who acts very hood or arrogant and irrational. They're generally loud and very difficult to reason with and have no respect for anyone's beliefs other than their own, even when they're wrong.
"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"
by TruthHurts88 June 06, 2013
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R•å•ch•ė•t•ï•ng: n. Twerking in the middle of the street and whipping you weave back and forth.
She was the best at ratcheting
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a term used for a gun, cannon ,blow torch, tool
Heard that nigga came through squeezing on a ratchet
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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
I pull the ratchet on this clown trying to flex
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the act of being unusual or crazy
Edem: Damn my mama was trippin

Jasmine: I know wut u mean...she wasn't bein too ratchet was she?
by Jazzy F. January 16, 2008
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A person who thinks they're fabulous but they aren't. They ironically call other people ratchet when indeed they are the true ratchet. They tend to like certain celebrity's like Selena Gomez and Ariana grande because they feel like they will date them one day.
Joe: eww your so ratchet
Non-ratchet: umm ok?
Joe: yeah ratchet you heard me
by Not a ratchet May 30, 2013
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a person that lives a ratchet lifestyle and lives life in a ratchet, out of hand manner. someone that gets ratchet as fuck on a regular basis.
"i can't wait to get ratchet as fuck as that deal with my ratcheters tonight"

"where are all my ratcheteers at?"

-"he's so fucked up right now"
-" yea i know. he's one of my ratcheers"
by Mr. Ratchet November 14, 2010
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