ratchet
Gen Z#badMeaning. Describes someone or something seen as tacky, unrefined, or out of control.
See it in a sentence
That whole scene was ratchet.
How each generation says it
The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.
- Gen Z · this oneratchet
- Gen AlphaNo word for this one yet.
- MillennialNo word for this one yet.
- Gen XNo word for this one yet.
- BoomerNo word for this one yet.
- Plain Englishdescribes someone or something seen as tacky, unrefined, or out of control
// the shop Shop LOST IN TRANSLATION shirts and hoodies for families who speak two kinds of slang
Related slang
put the fries in the bagGen Z
A put-down that casts someone as a fast-food worker, used to say the speaker thinks they are beneath notice or should go get a real job.
#badrashingGen Z
Teasing or making fun of someone in a joking, ribbing way.
#badrumbleBoomer
To take part in a street fight or group fight.
#badschlockBoomer
Cheap, low-quality stuff, especially entertainment made to sell rather than to be good.
#bad