Definition of "chav" [chav]

• A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle. (noun)

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• "C. Maoxian: @chav: They had been dealing with the evil C.iC.ms for several years before they decided to grow a pair .... chav: It ain't suicide, and it all aint money in life."
• "Phil ElsdonDurham• Polly Toynbee is right in pointing to the social divisiveness caused by the use of the word "chav"."
• "Dr Anna Eleri LivingstoneLondon• While I can agree with much of what Polly Toynbee has to say – especially about Iain Duncan Smith and his friends in the Tory press who peddle the disingenuous nonsense that people are "trapped" on benefits as though cutting benefits would somehow lead to a better living standard – she is mistaken about the meaning and use of the word "chav"."