ratchet white girl’

[Tuff Gong]

i'm still trying to grasp the stupidity of replacing the intended word "wretched" with the un-related word "rachet"....slang is not an exact science but this one takes the cake

Actually rachet is not meant to be a replacement for wretched.
Rachet: Meaning off the chizzy, like a broke-back rachet, scandalous ---- think of the sound of a rachet on a Block and Tackle.

[lonewolf]

Actually rachet is not meant to be a replacement for wretched.
Rachet: Meaning off the chizzy, like a broke-back rachet, scandalous ---- think of the sound of a rachet on a Block and Tackle.

Well that was short lived...back to not understanding the slang.
Does it mean "Scandelous white girl"

Holy Batsheet...I got caught up in this nonsense. Who gives a rats arse!

Send this crap to the "fluff" forum where everyone wears skirts.

I say we change the name from war room to man cave...if you post any fluff in man cave ya get yer man card pulled and ya can't post until ya man up again.

[Emperah]

I am a woman my dear. Yuh membah years ago when the board members posted pics of themselves when Marcia was alive? Well me did post some. Mi was also one a Mutty board wife, lol.

aye sah

[blugiant]

i'm still trying to grasp the stupidity of replacing the intended word "wretched" with the un-related word "rachet"....slang is not an exact science but this one takes the cake

seeeeth deh

dem a tri missuse rachet

mii memba wen mii use fe practice open ann closinn mii ratchet

[Tuff Gong]

seeeeth deh

dem a tri missuse rachet

How is it a misuse, when the expressions (from which it is likely derived from):
a. Ratchet-up, meaning ramped up, existed before the 21st century
b. The Jamaican term, bruk-bak ratchet, meaning, free wheeling/off the hook, existed since at least the late 60s?

[Suesumba]

word "wretched" with the un-related word "rachet"....slang is not an exact science

i'm going to google, coz i had no idea what rachet was but i knew it must be something bad.

1. rachet - a tool - standard meaning

"2. urban dictionary:

A diva, mostly from urban cities and ghettos, that has reason to believe she is every mans eye candy. Unfortunately, she's wrong.

Typical signs to beware of include, but are not limited to:
-owning a Blackberry

-BLARES anything by Drake, 2Chainz, Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka, Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Cali Swag District, or any other garbage entertainment rapper
-rowdily quotes "lyrics" from aforementioned artists

-has a weave reminiscent of a bird's nest after a tempest hit the tree it was in, and is dyed at least thrice
-wears torn leggings/stalkings (mostly of the fishnet variety), unpolished 8" heels (or higher, depending on how God-awful they look), fitted jean jackets (to accent the blubber 'round their arms and stomach), and 4 layers of caked on make-up to go clubbing

-repeatedly use ludicrous terms such as "YOLO", "swag", "boost", "beaking", "doe", "really", "naw", "actually", "twerk", "coaster", "dagga", etc., to make a valid statement when they speak
-have side bangs, despite having incredibly small-*** foreheads to support them
-are commonly overweight

and are mind-numbingly stupid; a safe assumption to make would be saying they're uneducated (as if they could pass the 4th grade)

If spotted, please report to the authorities, notifying them that they are possible smack addicts, or potential, degenerate Chaka Khan look-alikes."

[Tuff Gong]

The most revealing thing about these slang words, is how rooted in misogyny they are.
FI You will never see a ratchet black/white man; a man of loose morals; a skettel man; a virago man. Rarely a dibibi dibbi man.
Except for YOLO, most often these terms are reserved for oomen.

[Suesumba]

The most revealing thing about these slang words, is how rooted in misogyny they are.
FI You will never see a ratchet black/white man; a man of loose morals; a skettel man; a virago man. Rarely a dibibi dibbi man.
Except for YOLO, most often these terms are reserved for oomen.

... or how rooted in the black community they are.

[goldilocks]

I want to see Miley come face to face with an authentic ratchet type

[Tuff Gong]

... or how rooted in the black community they are.

Urban Black=Misogynist death wish.....YOLO

[chazproductions]

That was before my time. So are you a ratchet White girl?

Is it all the drama and contention that brought you back?

No my dear. I came back and saw all the drama.

[chazproductions]

Dis woman hard up for a man I tell ya. Always on the hunt.

Dwl lonewolf yuh bug change at all.

[jah_yout]

... or how rooted in the black community they are.

there you go again claiming that blacks are unique in degrading women...
what about terms like floozie, dame, broad, skank, tramp, etc. i suppose those were created by blacks as well

[jah_yout]

seeeeth deh

dem a tri missuse rachet

mii memba wen mii use fe practice open ann closinn mii ratchet

yea ratchet knife...more recently the word was used in hip-hop/urban circles as another name for a gun

[jah_yout]

How is it a misuse, when the expressions (from which it is likely derived from):
a. Ratchet-up, meaning ramped up, existed before the 21st century
b. The Jamaican term, bruk-bak ratchet, meaning, free wheeling/off the hook, existed since at least the late 60s?

the root of the current usage seems to be from the american south