Ratchet

About

Ratchet is a slang term^[1] describing something or someone repulsive. Usually referring to a badly dressed person or a bad hair style. Ratchet is a massively overused typo of the word ‘wretched’.^[2] Often regarded as a great ‘tool’ for sugar coding the phrase “rat sh*t” so people who don’t get it wont hear the words “rat” or “sh*t”.^[3]The antonym of ratchet is swag.

Origin

At some point people started misusing the word ratchet in place of the word wretched and then it blew out of control when it became popularized by the song “Do Tha Ratchet” where it made radio play in Louisiana.

Spread

The term ratchet took the internet by storm when Emmanuel and Phillip Hudson uploaded the music video “Ratchet Girl Anthem.” This triggered the greatest exposure to date for the slang term ratchet and the phrase “she ratchet” repeated throughout the song. There are 2 different versions that tally up over 50 millions views.

Ratchet Music Videos

Rawcus – Ain’t Ratchet Enough (Official Music Video)

Lorde Royals Parody “Ratchet”

Lil Debbie – RATCHETS– Official Video

The Rangers – No Ratchets (Unofficial Music Video)

Zeds Dead – Ratchet

Rich Kidz™ – Ratchet ft. Future & Chief Keef [CC] Lyrics

Other Popular Ratchet Videos

Hood Fairy Tales: Ratchet Rapunzel

You Know You Ratchet When…

TENSIGNS SHE’S RATCHET!!!!

Ratchet People At Clubs

What Ratchet Girls Think Before A Fight!

Ratchet Images

Search Interest

Since the slang term ratchet is spelled the same as a regular ratchet, search trends can’t identify the difference between the two without including terms that would only correlate with the slang term ratchet. The 5 notable terms ratchetness, ratchet hoe, ratchet hoes, she ratchet, and that’s so ratchet are able to gather search results for slang term ratchet while excluding searches for actual socket wrenches in the data.

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