chavn.

Brit.

/tʃav/, U.S.

/tʃæv/

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Romani. Or perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Or perhaps a borrowing from Angloromani. Etymons: Romani čhavo ; chavvy n.; Angloromani chavvy.

Etymology: Probably either < Romani čhavo unmarried Romani male, male Romani child (see chavvy n.), or shortened < either chavvy n. or its etymon Angloromani chavvy.It has also been suggested that this word is a colloquial shortening of Chatham , the name of a town in Kent where the term is sometimes said to have originated (compare quots. 1998, 2002), although this is probably a later rationalization.

British 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.

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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 Review 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 chic—man-made fabrics, fake labels and lots of eight-carat gold: think Vicky Pollard in Little Britain.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chav
释义	chavn. Brit. /tʃav/, U.S. /tʃæv/ Origin: Probably a borrowing from Romani. Or perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Or perhaps a borrowing from Angloromani. Etymons: Romani čhavo ; chavvy n.; Angloromani chavvy. Etymology: Probably either < Romani čhavo unmarried Romani male, male Romani child (see chavvy n.), or shortened < either chavvy n. or its etymon Angloromani chavvy.It has also been suggested that this word is a colloquial shortening of Chatham , the name of a town in Kent where the term is sometimes said to have originated (compare quots. 1998, 2002), although this is probably a later rationalization. British 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. ΚΠ 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 Review 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 chic—man-made fabrics, fake labels and lots of eight-carat gold: think Vicky Pollard in Little Britain. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1998
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