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chav
noun
any member of a subcultural urban adolescent group that dresses and acts older than their years; any member of the urban (or celebrity) working-class vaguely identified by fashion and social attitude and who might otherwise be described as “common” UK
Variants are “chava”, “charva”, “chavster” and “charver”. Usually derogatory, even contemptuous; possibly derived from an abbreviation of Chatham, the town in Kent where the genus is reputed to have originated; possibly from, or influenced by, Romany chavvy (a child). The suggestion that it is derived as an acronym of ‘council house and violent’ is false.- Typical slang words that Charvas use are “belta,” “mint” and “waxa” all meaning good or great[.] — Chris Lewis, The Dictionary of Playground Slang, p. 53, 2003
- They said “chavs” or “townies,” youngsters who wear jeans and smart-casual clothes and “trendies,” who wear fashionable clothes, all picked on them. — The Gloucester Citizen, p. 2, 30 July 2003
- For some time now, we’ve all had a bit of a laugh at neds, chaves, or however we choose to describe anti-social, uneducated, trouble-making teenagers with a style bypass. — Evening News (Edinburgh), p. 11, 19 April 2004
- We are appalled when our professional footballers behave like a troop of booze-fuelled, delinquent macaques, biting and shagging their way from chav-infested nightclub to nightclub. — The Times, p. 8, 3
- From the tips of their Burberry baseball caps to the toes of their cashmere Calvin Klein socks, Chavs are a walking advertisement for luxury brands, and are helping to maintain sales for many designers. — The Independent, 1 February 2004
- Chav or chavster is one of many terms to describe a certain feckless element of society[.] — Sunday Times, 8 February 2004
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