Sociology professor, Sherryl Kleinman, studies race, class and gender at UNC-Chapel Hill. “The Ratchet Girl Anthem” is a YouTube sensation that shows us what a so-called ratchet girl is-and it’s how most people know the term. This seemed to be the consensus among my peers, as demonstrated by its popularity and frequent usage. “But usually it's used in a joking context, at least when I’ve been around people who use the word.” “If you’re like calling a person ratchet, they might feel offended by it,” Goode says. She ain’t got her nails did,” Goode explains.īecause it’s used so frequently but has an ambiguous and unofficial definition, people have different opinions about whether or not it’s offensive. “It’s used when talking about people or things that are undesirable, like that girl is ratchet ‘cause her weave is messed up. I asked my friend Corrinia Goode, a junior at Chapel Hill High. “Well this past semester, in the spring, the big, big winner was ratchet,” Eble says.Įven though it’s popular, there is no universally-agreed-upon definition for “ratchet.” The best way to get an accurate explanation is by talking to a teenager. Have you ever heard of the word “ratchet”? I’m not talking about the tool you buy from Lowe's, but the “Ratchet” you use to describe Miley Cyrus’ dance moves, or someone’s out-dated flip phone? Connie Eble, a professor in the English Department at UNC-Chapel Hill, collects college slang by asking her students to turn in terms as a class assignment. This summer WUNC worked with six youth reporters as part of the Summer Youth Radio Institute in our American Graduate Project.
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