Ratchet

[tenacious1]

My boys used to use this term to describe some people and it came up again recently. Anyone else ever heard this?

[tenacious1]

From the article above.

"The word is hella last year," he says. "The ones who say it are the ones who are ratchet."

I guess there's no reason for me to figure out what it means since it's last year's news.

DS1's job is at a cheaper hotel. He described the clientele as ratchet. I can't figure out if that's dangerous or just not stylish.

[ctjim]

Like Nurse Rashet from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ?

[Run Amok]

I will say I appreciate it when the yout come up with a word we oldies didn't already use when we were kids. Like don't say "bomb" like it's  a new thing! 

[DickWadzinski]

Key & Peele - Nooice

[tenacious1]

I will say I appreciate it when the youts come up with a word we oldies didn't already use when we were kids. Like don't say "bomb" like it's  a new thing! 

What about "sketchy"? I don't think they've changed the meaning, just put it into more common use.

[tenacious1]

I first took it as a mispronunciation of "wretched"

They don't let the wretched stay there. They have to have a credit card that will accept the charges or cash including a $50 deposit to cover damages. 


ETA: I fixed the spelling in the subject line. I'm pretty sure I had it wrong. 

[Jamers86]

I first took it as a mispronunciation of "wretched"

It kinda works: "You will never find a more ratchet hive of scum and villainy"

I'm pretty sure that's the correct word origin, actually.  Like wretched & hot mess had a baby,

[tenacious1]

Ha! That would be the hipster version of "The mother of imbeciles is always pregnant."

(You'll have to look at the TdF - Stage 13 thread for this to make any sense.)

[siamesedream]

Rachet and clank is a video game.

[tenacious1]

And a movie. Who knew.


Make that a series of movies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank

[70.3]

Ratchet means a skank or a hoe! It refers to being less than classy like waaaay less.