Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Ratchet"

A: ratchet=mean, terrible, it's on

A: Ratchet is a recent slang word that started in the US. As urban dictionary says (a dictionary for slang words you won’t find in a proper dictionary), It comes from “A ghetto-dialect mispronunciation of the English term "wretched". ..”

It’s used to refer to someone, often a girl, who looks bad, sometimes obese, very poor, and scraggly looking in general.

Just as fair warning, this word can be a racial stereotype, as if you use it all over place without care, you’re likely to insult someone and provoke them, whether from the blatant insult that inherently comes with calling someone ratchet, or the fact that you used it in an inappropriate situation.

“This is so ratchet” specifically means the situation is crappy, probably poorly planned, and is all around bad, or rough.

A: In a slang term it would mean a cocky girl who has nothing to be cocky about, like she is a skank

A: Haha, I'm guessing you're not talking about the ratchet as a tool, which is another name for a socket wrench. It's a slang word that means ghetto/trashy.

A: Currently it's a trendy slang. Meaning similarity to dirty, trashy, or low class

A: Trump has ratcheted up the property prices in New York.

A: Ratchet is a noun and the name if a tool, but it can be used as a verb with 'up' meaning to increase. 'You should ratchet up your level of effort.' 'You should ratchet up your participation on the team.'

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A: Ratchet is sometimes used as an insult, but like above it is a tool

A: "ratchet up" means to increase or make something increase, repeatedly and by small amounts. "work up" means to develop or improve something with some effort. While work up is to improve with effort, ratchet up is to increase repeatedly by small amounts.

A: You can "work up" an appetite by exercising. But I'm not sure what ratchet up is 😳

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A: hey one more question please what's "throttle" I know is a device to control the fuel or power of an engine and to kill someone right???

A: thank you

A: “My SiDi shoes arent useful. I won’t buy from them again”

A: It means; sleazy, unattractive, gross ect. ^^ hope I helped