What is a chav?

Question

I see this term in the scandal sheets a lot.

Answer 1

Think Britney Spears with an English accent; in other words, the nearest American equivalent would be urbanized "white trash" or "trailer trash".  Synonyms for Chav include Bogan (Australia), Gopnik (Russia), Ned (Scotland), and Spide (Northern Ireland).

Answer 2

Chav, also Charv/Charver and Chavette are mainly derogatory slang terms in the United Kingdom for a subcultural stereotype fixated on fashions such as imitation gold, poorly made jewellery and fake designer clothing (often Burberry, combined with elements of working class British street fashion.

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.

Answer 3

A chav and chavette in the UK is basically the same as trailer trash in the USA...

Answer 4

a chav is a derogatory term for a lower class person/an uneducated person. Not a nice word.

Answer 5

A youth who was brought up on a large estate and acts like an animal.

Just like Prince Harry!

Answer 6

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

I laughed when I saw this was in 'Royalty'. XD