Ratioed

Definition

A social media term describing a post or tweet that receives significantly more replies (often critical or mocking) than likes or retweets, indicating the original post was widely perceived as bad, wrong, or controversial. Being ratioed is considered a form of public humiliation online.

Example Usage

The celebrity's tone-deaf tweet got absolutely ratioed within minutes.

Origin

Emerged in Twitter culture circa 2010s; derived from the mathematical concept of ratio (comparing one quantity to another).

Fun Fact

The term gained mainstream recognition during high-profile political and celebrity social media incidents in the late 2010s.

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