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Etymology
Origin uncertain (see discussion page); probably of Romani. origin. Compare Romani term|chavi|langrom||male child, term|chavo||female child|langrom, term|chal||boy|langrom, term|chavvy||mate, friend|langrom; possible cognate with Spanish term|chaval|lang=es. See also term|charva.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ʧæv/, SAMPA|/tS{v/
:rhymes|æv

Noun
en-noun

1. context|UK|pejorative A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

Synonyms
See WikiSaurus:chav

Derived terms
chavalier
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
scally

ru:chav

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