So, I feel
lately that America has been polluted with fresh jargon words. I can only
assume these words have risen because some music artist recorded it on a song.
Last summer the new slang word was YOLO, an acronym meaning You Only Live Once, and it’s somewhat
still used today. Now for this summer, the most popular words emerging are twerk
and ratchet.
From what I
know what “twerk” means, I’ve concluded with two. First meaning: a dance move,
or shaking your butt. Second meaning: being awkward or weird in public. I’m
pretty much going off from what people have stated on social media websites, even
on memes and videos. I don’t know where or when this word appeared, but it’s
stupid. I’m certain for the people who know the meaning of this “word” would just
end up calling me stupid. Anyway, this word is used as a noun and verb.
Onto what I
know what “ratchet” means and it’s pretty clear what social media has taught best
to the public. Unfortunately, it’s just another
noun for slut. I have asked someone what “ratchet” meant, and when they had
said that they added that it’s used in England, or whatever. I highly doubt it! I don’t believe
Great Britain would sink so low. Only in North America, I swear! If anyone who
ever used the word ratchet should look it up in the dictionary. The following
meanings for ratchet are:
1. a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
2. (not in tenical use) a pawl or the like used with a ratchet or ratchet wheel.
3. a mechanism consisting of such a bar or wheel with the pawl.
4. ratchet wheel.
5. a steady progression up or down: the upward ratchet of oil prices.
Why can’t
people just use grammar correctly? You go to school for a reason, and the
reason is definitely not to
be an illiterate dumbass.
