ratio

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ratiō. Doublet of ration and reason.

noun

  1. A number representing a comparison between two named things.
  2. (arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
  3. (law) Short for ratio decidendi.
  4. (Internet) The number of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.

verb

  1. (transitive, Internet slang) To respond to a post or message on social media in a greater number than the number of likes the post receives, especially to condemn or mock the original poster.
    The politician's post was quickly ratioed due to its controversial nature.
    It used to be fun to watch tweets like that get ratioed back into their ugly corner of the internet. 2019, Henry Chisholm, "'Who Cares? It's women's hoops'", Montana Kaimin (The University of Montana), 30 January 2019 - 5 February 2019, page 29
    And, just FYI, here's how brutally the public ratioed that tweet. 27 January 2021, Leigh Tauss, “Ghost Roast”, in INDY Week, page 4
    It is essential that you ratio anyone who comes for your honour. 2021, @suburbanpoet, "Ratio or be Ratioed: Reluctant notes on Twitter", Honi Soit (University of Sydney), Week 4, Semester 2 (2021), page 16

intj

  1. (neologism, Twitter) Indicates disagreement with a post the user disagrees with or dislikes.
    L + ratio
    "Ratio. YoungBoy is better." "What?" "Make better music. You fell off." 2021, Lil Nas X, THE MONTERO SHOW

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