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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
Proficiently smoking a cigarette, specifically a Lucky Strike, until it's reached it's full potential. Succeeding in doing so may result in finger discomfort and/or blisters.
That girl is so badass! She was just racheling that cigarette!
Racheling by The Racheler November 23, 2010
-Noun

Derivative of Ratchet. A Ratchling is the offspring of a Ratchet being. Once hatched and nursed to it's Ratchet ways, said offspring becomes a full grown Ratchling.

If said creature is spotted please call the ASPCA as soon as possible as rabbies is a common ailment of unvaccinated Rachtlings.
Girl 1: "Crystal is pregnant"

Girl 2: "That Ratchet girl is having a baby?"

Girl 1: "Yea, She's having a little Ratchling"

Girl 2: "She better have that thing Vaccinated"
Ratchling by Teeeeee March 4, 2013

Ratchetivities 

Activities performed for leisure, entertainment, or pleasure by one who either self-identifies or has been identified as a ratchet. Can imply the involvement of sexual acts and/or consumption of alcohol.
"Which one o' y'all are down for ratchetivities this weekend?!"

"Expect a ratchet to suggest their usual ratchetivities for the pregame and after party."
Ratchetivities by Haute CoCo May 20, 2020

Ratchetness 

The astronomical levels of HOEING and the displaying on extreme levels, of GHETTO.

One who is very random and acts in ways of being LOUD & OBNOXIOUS

One who is DIRTY, LOW CLASS, NO MORAL VALUES and place themselves in a situation of being known in NEGATIVE WAY.

The JEALOUS, LONELY & BUSSA of the group.
Jessica: "Hey Ashley, what are you getting into tonight?"

Ashley: "Girl I wanna fuck about 3 dudes tonight and they in the same frat!"

Jessica: "Ugh, you are displaying extreme levels of ratchetness!"

Ashley: "Girl I know, I'm ratchet." "Don't ya think so?"
Ratchetness by StDFKJames September 18, 2009

ratchetives 

ratchet aka ghetto fabulous relatives that u hate when they come over
my ratchetives are coming over for thanksgiving i hope they dont make me kick em out this year
ratchetives by mark williams III March 27, 2009
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When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026
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