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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Google isn't helping.

Is the definition a bad guy in a motorcycle gang?

A guy with lots of gold chains and a track suit?

I've seen no chavs written in profiles and I'm trying to figure out if I'm one.

Sorry in advance if I offended anyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Google isn't helping.

Is the definition a bad guy in a motorcycle gang?

A guy with lots of gold chains and a track suit?

I've seen no chavs written in profiles and I'm trying to figure out if I'm one.

Sorry in advance if I offended anyone "

I'd go with them meaning the second one

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By *aked_ShenanigansCouple
over a year ago

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It's English slang to describe a class of person. Usually found living in a poorer area of a town, wearing a tracksuit and cheap jewelery. Usually foul mouthed and jobless and living off of the state.

Chav stands for council housed and violent.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's English slang to describe a class of person. Usually found living in a poorer area of a town, wearing a tracksuit and cheap jewelery. Usually foul mouthed and jobless and living off of the state.

Chav stands for council housed and violent."

I suppose the American equivalent may be a ghetto bunny or a hoochie mama?

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By *aked_ShenanigansCouple
over a year ago

nearby

Chav stands for council housed and violent.

I suppose the American equivalent may be a ghetto bunny or a hoochie mama? "

Perhaps trailer trash??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chav stands for council housed and violent.

I suppose the American equivalent may be a ghetto bunny or a hoochie mama?

Perhaps trailer trash??"

Yes

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Chav stands for council housed and violent.

I suppose the American equivalent may be a ghetto bunny or a hoochie mama?

Perhaps trailer trash??

Yes

Thank you guys. Google really doesn't help

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By *aked_ShenanigansCouple
over a year ago

nearby

Chav stands for council housed and violent.

I suppose the American equivalent may be a ghetto bunny or a hoochie mama?

Perhaps trailer trash??

Yes

Thank you guys. Google really doesn't help"

If you ever need help with the British language minefield try urban dictionary. That can help

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chav stands for council housed and violent.

I suppose the American equivalent may be a ghetto bunny or a hoochie mama?

Perhaps trailer trash??

Yes

Thank you guys. Google really doesn't help"

No it doesn't,although I never knew the first definition of a chav to do with motorbikes so you've taught me something

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chav stands for council housed and violent."

never realised it meant this.

Everyday'a a school day for sure

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By *aked_ShenanigansCouple
over a year ago

nearby

Chav stands for council housed and violent.

never realised it meant this.

Everyday'a a school day for sure"

Encyclopedia of useless information

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chav was originally a romany word, short for Chavvi meaning Child. It was frequently used in parts of Essex when i was very young, long before it was given a new meaning. It's been said to be an acronym for a few things, Chatham Average was another I've heard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's me!!! Not offended, most of us stopped giving a fuck what society thinks of us a long time ago.

I use lazy sounding words a lot like nah, yeah, but am really intelligent, just don't feel like using things to my full potential and only invest myself in what's worth my time or what's of interest.

The meaning now is supposed to be an insult, that we're lazy, scroungers (er no we work hard when there's benefits to that, and probably not in what society thinks is work). We actually used to be called the working class until physical work was taken over by machines or made easier using factory means of production.

We also get slagged off a lot for creating a system and community where we can survive on very little money, some of it is through illegal activities though.

We're the anarchists of society who will use the system to get what we want but won't bow down to it, in fact we are constantly battling it to retain our place in it and create something better for those on our level and above us who would be us/will be us when society doesn't need them either.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Clothing wise we wear whatever we want to, usually is fashionable stuff though for those who care about it, just because they're anarchists doesn't mean they don't care to subscribe to fashion and promoting an image, think the Kardashians for the women (this is so not me) and yeah sports stuff for the guys coz they actually do go out a lot and do stuff.

Not sure what you have over there that's the equivalent, tempted to say your rednecks but i don't quite think we are the same there because our whole way of living in each country is structured differently.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They wear fake Burberry and large hooped earrings and call their children Tyler and Shannon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Little or no education,council house furnished from Wilkinsons and grow stuff in their lofts. McDonalds is their staple diet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Little or no education,council house furnished from Wilkinsons and grow stuff in their lofts. McDonalds is their staple diet."

That's the middle class surely? We feed our kids greggs sausage rolls...

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By *ackspopCouple
over a year ago

Wymondham

Chav stands for council housed and violent."

Your Encyclopaedia of Useless Information is full of Urban myths unfortunately. That's just a fortunate acronym that happens to fit the perceived stereotype.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also known as NEDS in Scotland. Non Educated Delinquents

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By *aneandpaulCouple
over a year ago

cleveleys

Always thought it was

Council housed and vermin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Google isn't helping.

Is the definition a bad guy in a motorcycle gang?

A guy with lots of gold chains and a track suit?

I've seen no chavs written in profiles and I'm trying to figure out if I'm one.

Sorry in advance if I offended anyone "

It means young one ( child )

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never liked burberry, awful design.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Having experienced both cultures, I'll just point out that Chav would not be the equivalent of a recheck or trailer trash. Both are too much a product of their societies to be compared.

Not sure I could accurately define a Chav without some contextual knowledge of British culture.

-Courtney

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Little or no education,council house furnished from Wilkinsons and grow stuff in their lofts. McDonalds is their staple diet.

That's the middle class surely? We feed our kids greggs sausage rolls..."

Let's include Mcdees and the chicken and chip shop. Anything to get out of cooking. And crisps and chocolate for breakfast. Mcdees is the treat for children of divorced parents on daddy day for the middle classes.

Chavvy's children talk back to teachers and call them dick heads,occasionally throwing something at them. Don't forget Ugg boots and pyjamas for the school run.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Google isn't helping.

Is the definition a bad guy in a motorcycle gang?

A guy with lots of gold chains and a track suit?

I've seen no chavs written in profiles and I'm trying to figure out if I'm one.

Sorry in advance if I offended anyone

It means young one ( child ) "

Not on here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Watch Jeremy Kyle

There's generally what I think is the perfect definition of chav on there most mornings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't get them in village. However if you venture to the MK Shopping centre you can see this fascinating species thriving in its natural environment. Beautiful to see in the wild.

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

"Google isn't helping.

Is the definition a bad guy in a motorcycle gang?

A guy with lots of gold chains and a track suit?

I've seen no chavs written in profiles and I'm trying to figure out if I'm one.

Sorry in advance if I offended anyone

It means young one ( child ) "

and the romani word for youth is chavo.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Little or no education,council house furnished from Wilkinsons and grow stuff in their lofts. McDonalds is their staple diet.

That's the middle class surely? We feed our kids greggs sausage rolls...

Chavvy's children talk back to teachers and call them dick heads,occasionally throwing something at them. Don't forget Ugg boots and pyjamas for the school run. "

hehehe, and fruit shoots, you forgot to mention those. Lord have mercy if you buy one and admit to it on a mums site.

Well, OP, we also have been so disintergrated from society that nobody knows what we really are...we're like ninjas (who feed their babies coca cola from bottles so they lose all their teeth before the age of 3).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chav is Romany for child (chavvi). I have Romany heritage* and we would often be called chavvi when we were kids when we'd got into a bit of a mess playing outside.

Popular culture has given it the acronym of council house and violent.

*don't worry, I'm not going to try and sell you lucky heather or hex you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Little or no education,council house furnished from Wilkinsons and grow stuff in their lofts. McDonalds is their staple diet.

That's the middle class surely? We feed our kids greggs sausage rolls..."

Greggs! Bit posh ain't ya? Fookin' pound bakery love....

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By *ery curious maleMan
over a year ago

Bishop Auckland

It's originally a cockney saying meaning child.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To me the definition is, someone who eats in their front garden.

This look

followed with "chav bastard"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Watch Jeremy Kyle

There's generally what I think is the perfect definition of chav on there most mornings"

Only Chavs watch Jeremy Kyle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Little or no education,council house furnished from Wilkinsons and grow stuff in their lofts. McDonalds is their staple diet.

That's the middle class surely? We feed our kids greggs sausage rolls...

Chavvy's children talk back to teachers and call them dick heads,occasionally throwing something at them. Don't forget Ugg boots and pyjamas for the school run.

hehehe, and fruit shoots, you forgot to mention those. Lord have mercy if you buy one and admit to it on a mums site.

Don't forget sticking an iPhone in the kid's hands so we can munch on our Greggs pasty in peace

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

Chav stands for council housed and violent."

I always thought that it oringinate from the Cheltenham horse racing event and stood for Cheltenham Average - so not the posh people and therefore somewhat inferrior.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I thought it was "council house and van"... but meh.. a derogatory term most used by...... Chavs... the irony x

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By *est Wales WifeCouple
over a year ago

Near Carmarthen

Chav comes from Romany Gypsy word for a child.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Chav comes from Romany Gypsy word for a child."

The question was asked what do people mean by saying no Chavs,on here. I think it's safe to say they aren't saying no Romany gypsy children.

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By *est Wales WifeCouple
over a year ago

Near Carmarthen

The thread is titled

'What's is the REAL definition of chav?'

the answer I gave is correct the longer version

'probably from Romany chavo 'boy, youth' or chavvy 'baby, child': sometimes said to have originated in Chatham, Kent, and to be a shortening of that name.'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The thread is titled

'What's is the REAL definition of chav?'

the answer I gave is correct the longer version

'probably from Romany chavo 'boy, youth' or chavvy 'baby, child': sometimes said to have originated in Chatham, Kent, and to be a shortening of that name.'"

But the opening post questioned why people put no Chavs. The OP isn't to know it has nothing to do with the real or original meaning of Chav. As you can see the real meaning has been lost over time and mutated to mean any undesirable person.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

don't know the proper meaning but round here a chav is usually somebody who is unemployed and lives on a rough council estate walking round in a track suit smoking a joint

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"don't know the proper meaning but round here a chav is usually somebody who is unemployed and lives on a rough council estate walking round in a track suit smoking a joint

I live in a block full of 'em...

Lads in summer in tracksuits (like they actually train) sat out the back holding staffy type dogs on needlessly big chains in one hand and cans of Stella in the other with slightly Shit happy hard-core or tupac emanating from little speakers rigged up to their phones.. lasses wearing the same draped in Argos and a fag hanging out of their chops.. proper stereotypes like

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A term bastardised to help maintain class separation and to give 'the people' something to hate rather than directing that hate in the direction of the the establishment. Divide and separate.

I grew up with the word used in place of 'mate' seem to recall it being 'chavi mush' and then shortened to either 'chav' or 'mush' ... mainly used by the Appleby boot wearing (and Appleby fair attending) element of my mates.

In the context of swinging; I guess 'no chavs' means no people that I consider to be below my allocated/perceived class level.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"don't know the proper meaning but round here a chav is usually somebody who is unemployed and lives on a rough council estate walking round in a track suit smoking a joint

I live in a block full of 'em...

stella

posh twats they drink breakers round here, they must get more benifits up north

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Little or no education,council house furnished from Wilkinsons and grow stuff in their lofts. McDonalds is their staple diet.

That's the middle class surely? We feed our kids greggs sausage rolls...

Chavvy's children talk back to teachers and call them dick heads,occasionally throwing something at them. Don't forget Ugg boots and pyjamas for the school run.

hehehe, and fruit shoots, you forgot to mention those. Lord have mercy if you buy one and admit to it on a mums site.

Don't forget sticking an iPhone in the kid's hands so we can munch on our Greggs pasty in peace

I got offered a date to greggs on here not long back, was tempted but figured he was a bit too keen like. Not sure if his intentions were marriage so i declined.

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

Vicky pollard

shell suits and a pony tail lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

So chav started out as a Romany word , and now it's used to describe the poor people.

I have traveled around Europe and notice people don't like Romany people in almost every country I've been too.

I never knew the British had Romany people also.

It's funny you come on a swinging site and learn some history.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's originally a cockney saying meaning child. "

This is true, even when we were younger we would know the term to be for a young kid

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thats correct, A Chavvi is a child, it is used thru out the UK, the terms Chavvi or Chav for short is also used when Adults act like children or behave in a foolish and silly manner......

Theres a fair few words of the Cant seeped into the everyday english language

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By *its_n_piecesCouple
over a year ago

"Thats correct, A Chavvi is a child, it is used thru out the UK, the terms Chavvi or Chav for short is also used when Adults act like children or behave in a foolish and silly manner......

Theres a fair few words of the Cant seeped into the everyday english language "

like gavvas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its not cockney, the cockneys have a fair few of the Cant words......

Chavvi or chav is a Romany word of ancient date.

You will hear pure Romani spoken by the Highland Traveling/Gipsy folks, untainted by external influences and Chavvi is used extensively by us.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No offence meant by the following statement.

CHAV:

Council

Housed

And

Violent

You must fill the full criteria i believe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Watch Jeremy Kyle

There's generally what I think is the perfect definition of chav on there most mornings"
We cant...we both work,Chavs dont they sit and watch Jezza every morning....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've never been convinced by any of the explanations for where the word comes from considering they've been called charvers in Newcastle for years before I ever heard the word chav in the media.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anyone who says:

should/could/would of instead of

should/could/would have.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I've read about half of the posts.

What rubbish is spouted and believed.

Read the Little Book of Chavs.... and follow it with The Demonisation of the Working Class by Owen Jones for as full an explanation as is available.

Chav has a different meaning according to who is using it.

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