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11 Apr 2015
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What does ratchet mean?
What does ratchet mean?
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Ratchet means something is bad. Like ratchet is the opposite of "class" or "grace"
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Currently it's a trendy slang. Meaning similarity to dirty, trashy, or low class
- English (US)
It's slang. It means trashy or poorly dressed/styled.
- English (US)
Slang for Trashy girls that try to dress themselves up poorly to cover how ratchet they are.
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- English (US)
It's not a polite thing to say about someone.
But the other usage of the word is a type of tool so if your using it to describe a person it's bad. If you or someone else is talking of machines and tools it's about that so its not a bad word.
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It's not a bad word it's just not a polite word.
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