Someone who has more money than sense and spends and spends on clothes usually burberry (like caps and coats) it's a complete attitude and lifestyle, it's hard to explain, CHAV celebrities include Daniella Westbrook, David Beckham, Colleen ( Wayne Rooney's girlfriend), Chantelle and Preston ( from Celebrity Big Brother) get the idea?
2007-10-04 06:52:10
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answered by Hotcakes 5
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Chav, Charv/Charver (male) and Chavette (female) ('ch' pronounced as in chair) are mainly derogatory slang terms in the United Kingdom for a subcultural stereotype fixated on fashions derived from American Hip-hop such as imitation gold jewellery and designer clothing, combined with elements of working class British street fashion. The term appeared in mainstream dictionaries in 2005.[1][2]
There are regional variations; in the north east of England (particularly in Newcastle and Gateshead), the variant charv or charver/charva is most commonly used and has been used since the early 1990s, while in the south east chav and chavette are the usual forms. What is unusual is that the vowel in charver is ɑ (as in 'far') and the mainstream UK equivalent uses the a (as in 'cat') vowel in chav which goes against the usual North-South (a/ɑ) vowel distinction.[3]
The defining features of the chav clothing is the Burberry pattern (notably a now-discontinued baseball cap) and from a variety of other casual and sportswear brands. Tracksuits, hoodies, track suit bottoms and baseball caps are particularly associated with this stereotype. Response to the term has ranged from amusement to criticism that it is a new manifestation of classism.[4] The term has also been associated with juvenile delinquency, the "ASBO Generation", "Hoodie culture", and "yob culture".
2007-10-04 06:40:34
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answered by friendofb 5
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A derogatory slang term popularly used in the south of England. See Wikopedia.
2007-10-04 06:36:07
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answered by ~ Floridian`` 7
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A "Chav" is the paps name for Charlotte Church.
2007-10-04 06:53:01
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answered by Anonymous
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a chav is someone who is generaly a prick they wear trackies and quite often walk around with their hands down their pants. they wear a cap with their hoods up aswell and tuck their trousers into their socks walk around in big gangs creating a general disturbance and they think they are hard. i cant stand them
2007-10-04 06:37:26
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answered by samiDEE 5
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Jade Goody lol
2007-10-04 06:34:40
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answered by Muralater!!!! 4
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Sorry, don't know Hon
2007-10-04 06:34:40
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answered by ♥ Etheria ♥ 7
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