chavette
/ (tʃæˈvɛt) /
noun
Southern English informal, derogatory a young working-class woman whose tastes, although sometimes expensive, are considered vulgar by some
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
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from chav + -ette (sense 2)
Words nearby chavette
chautemps, chauvinism, chauvinist, chav, chavannes, chavette, chavez, chavin, chavtastic, chavurah, chaw
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