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chav

Pronunciation: /tʃav/

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Definition of chav

noun

British informal, derogatory

a young lower-class person typified by brash and loutish behaviour and the wearing of (real or imitation) designer clothes.

Derivatives

chavvy

Origin:

1990s: 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