Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Rascal slang: ratchet!

I always thought that ratchet means a one way fixed gear in machinery. You too I bet. However, apparently ratchet has made it into the urban dictionary. of. slang. 

So yesterday while i was on the way to work, the cab driver had his radio on and there was a special segment by fiza who then introduced and explained 'ratchet'.

To sum it up, it meant anything unsavoury or simply, ghetto. 

Hmmm.. Like for example, wearing sheer leggings with no outer bottoms to work, the butt cheeks that can't be unseen, is so ratchet. 

If you think that going shopping at champ elysees is fine in your tattered tank top, holey shorts and slippers, as long as complemented by your rolex... That is so ratchet.

Not just appearance, but behaviour too can be said ratchet.

Like, you call your colleague by nickname of 'shitty' and still expect to be treated with respect. Ratchet!

Oh and this morning! There was a Jaguar obstructing the narrow two lane road of one traffic, so the bus that i was on honked a super long one. Guess what? The Jaguar driver didn't move an inch. He was just sitting there texting. Ratchet much!!

Haha so I guess almost everything can be labelled a ratchet. That is how slang works isn't it? :)

Have a nice hump day!

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