Ratioed

Ratioed (verb / internet & social media slang)

(Also heard as: Get ratioed, Proper ratioed, Ratio, L + Ratio, Holding the ratio)

Definition: When a social media post gets absolutely slammed with angry replies, quotes, or counter-comments that massively outnumber its likes or retweets. It’s internet proof that you dropped a terrible take and the whole timeline has come to roast you for it.

Where It Comes From: Began on Twitter around 2017 when people realised that on a normal, well-liked tweet, the likes and retweets dwarf the replies. If the ratio flipped and thousands of people were replying to tell you why you’re wrong while barely anyone liked it, you were having a nightmare. By 2020, people on TikTok and Twitter turned “Ratio” into an active weapon—leaving a short comment just to see if their reply could get more likes than the original post itself.

How People Actually Use It: Seen every day under dodgy football opinions, awful political takes, or tone-deaf corporate posts. It’s what happens when someone claims their local team is bigger than Real Madrid, posts a terrible food recipe with raw chicken, or drops a wildly unpopular opinion and watches thousands of people queue up in the comments to take the mick out of them.

Examples in the Wild:

• “He tweeted that pineapple belongs on a traditional Sunday roast and got ratioed within minutes.”

  Translation: He posted a ridiculous food opinion and thousands of people replied to call him out.

• “Don’t post that take on main, mate, you’re only going to get proper ratioed.”

  Translation: Keep that opinion to yourself because people online will heavily criticise it.

• “The club posted an apology after losing 5-0 and the fans ratioed them straight away.”

  Translation: Supporters flooded the team’s official statement with angry responses.

Similar Slang: Cooked, Clowned, Dragged, Roasted, Flamed, Piled on, Slated