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ratchastic 

1. When something is so ratchet and fantastic all at once, it's ratchastic.

2. It's so bad and so ratchet that it's good... or at least entertaining / captivating.

3. An accident so ratchet it captures your attention.
"When Cardi B. straight up took off one of her heels, on air, in the middle of the Love & Hip Hop Reunion and hit Asia square in the chest, it was ratchastic! I couldn't stop watching!"

"Girl, I hooked up with 2 guys in one week, but I've had crushes on both of them for years... it was ratchastic"
ratchastic by Picosa October 30, 2019

Ratchricity 

Origin: Da hood coming to a suburb near you; Ratchricity is derived from the Adjective Ratchet with like synonyms such as Ghetto, uncouth ,rough,barbarian ,folly,stupidity, idiocy, Ratchricity: stupidity, foolish,craziness, ghettoness, Thotishness, at times slutishness
The Ratchricity of the sharkeisha fight took me by major surprise
Ratchricity by BlackKingdom December 11, 2013

Ratchticulate 

Adj. When ones speech is simultaneously articulate and ratchet.
Chris's recap of Love and Hip Hop was quite ratchticulate.
Ratchticulate by werdsmiph February 8, 2018

Ratchticity 

Ratchticity (noun): The ability to temporarily switch from acting normal and composed to letting loose and acting ratchet, while not actually being a ratchet person. It’s controlled wildness - you can turn it on and off depending on the situation.

- It’s temporary/controllable behavior
- The person isn’t genuinely ratchet - they’re just letting loose momentarily
- It often happens in response to specific triggers (music, parties, etc.)
- There’s a clear contrast between their normal behavior and their ratchet moments

Being able to “code-switch” between refined and wild depending on the vibe!
“I had a ratchticity moment when my favorite song came on and I started twerking in the grocery store, but then went right back to shopping for organic quinoa.”

“Her ratchticity comes out at parties, but she’s a successful lawyer during the week.”
Ratchticity by Pronation June 14, 2025
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019