noun Chiefly British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.- a person who wears fashionable brands, flashy jewelry, etc., but is regarded as having bad or lower-class taste.
Origin of chav
1995-2000; perhaps < Romany chavo ‘boy, youth’ or chavi ‘baby, child’
Related formschav·ish, chav·vy, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for chav- Southern English informal, derogatory a young working-class person whose tastes, although sometimes expensive, are considered vulgar by some
Word Origin for chav
perhaps from Romany chavi a child
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Word Origin and History for chavn.British slang, "antisocial youth," by 2004, of unknown origin.
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