What is a Chavas (chav)? Is it a british term?

Question

Never heard of it in the US

Answer 1

It refers to a subcultural stereotype of people fixated on fashions such as flashy "bling" jewelery, and genuine or knock-off designer clothing with the beige Burberry pattern (most famously the baseball cap which has since been discontinued by the company), and such brands as Berghaus, Burberry, Von Dutch, Louis Vouitton, Adidas, Nike and Lacoste. Musically chavs also tend to have a different taste mainly involving garage and hip hop. Response to the term has ranged from amusement to criticism that it is a new manifestation of classism. It could also be argued that the majority of chav behaviour/tendencies are often associated with the generation born 1990 to the present day.

Answer 2

A Chav is a young lout that hangs around the corner shops (they call them offies in the UK...off licenses) they are usually from the council flats. They wear their matching tracksuit pants and hoodies and they have loads of bling (fake gold chains etc). they all smoke, the girls have really bad highlighted hair and they wear it in a high pony usually. and any girl from the age of 12 upwards has atleast one child or is preg. They burn stuff for fun (usually other peoples stuff, like cars etc). they are a menace to society! (I lived in london for a year, I know first hand!)

Answer 3

Chaves is a County in NM.