ratchet
Ghetto; unseemly, indecorousGhetto; unseemly, indecorous.
» Handcuffs are none other than a ratchet mechanism.
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1 senses(US, derogatory, slang)Ghetto; unseemly, indecorous.
Examples
6 sentencesHandcuffs are none other than a ratchet mechanism.
Yanni turned the ratchet to loosen the bolt.
Yanni used a small ratchet to tighten the bolt.
Ziri needs a ratchet and a screwdriver to replace his car battery.
We need to ratchet up the pressure. We can't let it simply subside.
Origin
Possibly a variant (representing a Southern or specifically Louisianan pronunciation) of wPossibly a variant (representing a Southern or specifically Louisianan pronunciation) of wretched. Compare rasslin' for wrestling.
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Forms
more ratchet, most ratchet| Comparative | more ratchet Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ratchet Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.