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Ratchet is a slang term in American hip hop culture that, in its original sense, [1] was a derogatory term used to refer to an uncouth woman, and may be a Louisianan dialect form of the word "wretched".
A ratchet (occasionally spelled rachet) is a mechanical device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction while preventing motion in the opposite direction. Ratchets are widely used in machinery and tools. The word ratchet is also used informally to refer to a ratcheting socket wrench.
a small storage container, typically one with divisions, for example a tool caddy. Also might refers to a 'tea caddy', a small tin in which tea is kept for daily use. From earlier catty, denoting a unit of weight of 1 1/3 lb (0.61 kg), from Malay kati. First known use was in 1792. [16] [17] Catechu (also cutch)
Ratchet (device), a mechanical device that allows movement in only one direction; Ratchet, metonymic name for a socket wrench incorporating a ratcheting device; Ratchet (instrument), a musical instrument and a warning device
Ratchet feminism coopts the derogatory term . Other terms used to describe this concept include ratchet womanism as used by Georgia Tech professor Joycelyn Wilson or ratchet radicalism used by Rutgers professor Brittney Cooper. [2] Ratchet is an identity embraced by many millennials and Gen Z black women and girls. [3]
Takes groups of three parameters (triplets) that indicate a part of an etymology and produces formatted output Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status Language 1 1 ISO 639 code or name for the language of the word or first root Example gre String suggested Orthography 1 2 How the word or first root is written in the original language Example ''βίος'' (bios) String suggested ...
Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples pac-peace: Latin: pax, pacis: appease, Pacific, pacify, pay pach-[1]thick: Greek: παχύς (pakhús), πάχος, πάχεος (pákhos, pákheos)
"bāo" 包. False etymology ascribes the origin of the word to Portuguese pão (bread), but this is incorrect; [citation needed] a form of the word "bāo" was already present in Middle Chinese to refer to steamed dumplings. perkasa mighty Sanskrit प्रकाश / prakāśa "enlightened" permaisuri supreme lady, queen Sanskrit