A term that Ignorant people use to describe others.
People of this sort are calling each other a type of wrench, that moves in a ratcheting motion, It is not a name to call someone, it is a tool often used to work on things with nuts and bolts!
The mechanic used the ratchet to remove the oil drain plug from the automobile.
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a tool used for assembling and maintenance on an automobile, not at term used to describe a slut
Nichole: that's ratchet

Jamie: no, a ratchet is a tool
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A mispronunciation of "Rat-Shit". Typically used by Australia youth as a localised version of the American equivalent, which refers to ghetto-trash and ghetto-trash-want-to-be persons of the female variety.
You look like ratchet mate.

Urgh. I drank too much last night. I feel ratchet.
by Crocodile Dungoofed December 19, 2013
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Is a a mild infection sort of like the common cold. That maybe contracted through visiting various stores ie... Walmart, Family Dollar, Bodegas, or anywhere Quest is accepted. When contracted with the infection. You tend to do "IGNANT" S**T like going out in public with attire such as: SCARFS on YO HEAD, PAJAMA PANTS, & other CRAZY s**T that SET African-Americans back another 400 years. There is a CURE, but it's in a BOOK, & people that have "RATCHETNESS" are ALLERGIC 2 BOOKS! also look under the term: "NI**ASHIT"
BoomSheeka went into Walmart in Midtown with a bad case of Ratchetness.
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A madam of the nasty ghetto species, dressed in an ensemble of cheetah print leggings and a leotard, not to mention the thong 4 sizes too small beneath these items. On top of her head is generally perched a purple weave, often resembling shredded plastic. A lady of this sort may be caught sipping a beverage called Baby Drank, or 4loko mixed with rufies......... AKA Baby Drank. Ratchets are most commonly known for their slurring of words due to the Baby Drank. Most Ratches are commonly found dancing sloppily on poles, most commonly knocking them over due to their immense weight. A Ratchet is also commonly found on the arm of a big black man smoking a cheap cigar.

Ratchet babies are a rare breed of child raised but the most ratchety ratchets. Such a creature drinks a mixture of Baby Drank and Heroin for nutrients. This habit is started from birth to build up tolerance for the (short) life ahead of him/her. A ratchet laugh is usually high pictched, sometimes to a frequency most people over 40 cannot hear.
Ma nigga, did y'all see dat nasty ass ratchet in da club lass' night??
Ma nigga yeh, I wanted to skeet all ova dat bitch

Dat bitch ain't jus a DB, she a straitup ratchet wen she drunk!

Yu see dat ratchet all up in de VeeEmAyzz las' nite?
Yuh course nigga, but chu talkin' bout Nicki Minaj or TayTay Swift?
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Used by dumb women to explain other ugly nasty women. The real use of the word is in reference of a tool.
Serena tells Sam that bitch is ratchet.
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