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Definition of 'chav'Noun
( en-noun)
(UK|pejorative|offensive) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
* 2011 , ‘Giving the poor a good kicking’, The Economist , 18 Jun 2011:
- His book concerns ‘chavs ’, a supposed underclass of ill-educated, fast-breeding, violent and amoral poor people currently plaguing Britain.
Synonyms
* See
Derived terms
* chavelling
* chavette
* chavster
* chavtastic
* chavving
* chavvy
References
* "Good news for chavs: they may be cool people soon" by Robin Young, The Times , 2004-10-19, accessed 2005-04-15
* World Wide Words: chav , by Michael Quinion, accessed 2005-04-15
* Posting by "Quizmonster" in The Answer Bank, 2005-02-22 , accessed 2005-04-15
* Posting by "Dick Jones" in FrizzyLogic, 2004-03-19 , accessed 2005-04-15
* "The Chavs are Coming" , The Irish Times 2005-03-23, accessed 2005-04-15
* Bragg, M. 'The Adventure of English', London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2003: 26.
See also
* charva
* mush
* ned
* pikey
* scally
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