Can anyone explain the word CHAV to me?

Question

I know what a CHAV is, but where did the word come from and how long has it been in use?

Thanks

Answer 1

the original useage of the word Chav was used by the irish gypsy travellers... thats what they used to call young people.

i suppose that people saw these travelling kids who lived in caravans, wore fake designers and lots of jewlery and catched on.

nowdays it means a young person who is a lout, wears fake designers, lots of jewlery, is scruffy. and wears sports clothes.

you can see the connection.

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Answer 2

erm dunno, dunno.

but i know it means Councill House And Violent

Answer 3

From the Oxford English Dictionary:

chav, n.  

Brit. slang (derogatory).

In the United Kingdom (originally the south of England): a young person of a type characterized by brash and loutish behaviour and the wearing of designer-style clothes (esp. sportswear); usually with connotations of a low social status.

1998 Re: Commuter blues! in uk.local.kent (Usenet newsgroup) 8 May, Travelling from Maidstone to Chatham every day was bad enough. I was born in Brompton so am I a Chav or what? 2002 Observer 26 May I. 5/5 Meet the Chatham Girls, known as ‘Chavs’, whose fashion sense and reputation for easy virtue have earned them a global following as worthy successors to their northern neighbours [sc. Essex Girls]. 2004 Sunday Times (Nexis) 15 Aug. (News Rev. section) 4 Older children desire nothing more than to dress, talk and behave like chavs, that is, a youth tribe that prides itself on council-estate chicman-made fabrics, fake labels and lots of eight-carat gold: think Vicky Pollard in Little Britain.

Answer 4

Council House And Violent. That's what I was always told it was an acronym for anyway.

Answer 5

it started at cheltenham ladies college....

it means CHeltenham AVerage

Answer 6

C - Chaotic

H - Hood's

A - Anti Social Behavior Order  

V - Vandalism

Hope that helped.  :)

Answer 7

Well i heard it meant council house and violence.

Hopefully one day Britain will be lead by a good priminster who will burn them all. :)

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav

Tells you all you need to know!

I understand it to mean Council House Addicted to Valium!!

The UK is overrun with them - time for the decent people to fight back!

Answer 9

Lilly Allen is a chav or is she something else who knows lol.

Answer 10

in England it means a hooligan like a football hooligan, someone causing trouble, hangs around in gangs on corners etc...

in Ireland it means a pretty boy, diamond in the ear, spotless white runners, the pink striped shirt, tan skin... u know the type..

so it means two things!

hope this helps!