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chavette
/ tʃæˈvɛt /
noun
informal, a young working-class woman whose tastes, although sometimes expensive, are considered vulgar by some
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chavette1
from chav + -ette (sense 2)
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Example Sentences
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Driven by websites like Chavscum and Chavtowns, and soon picked up by the mainstream media, the word has also mutated into "chavtastic", "chavsters", "chavette", "chavdom".
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