chavette
/ (tʃæˈvɛt) /
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noun
Southern English informal, derogatory a young working-class woman whose tastes, although sometimes expensive, are considered vulgar by some
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Word Origin for chavette
from chav + -ette (sense 2)
Words nearby chavette
chauvinism, chauvinist, chauvinistic, chav, Chavannes, chavette, Chavez, Chávez, Cesar, Chavin, chavtastic, chavurah
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