Chavvy
[chav] /tʃæv/
noun, Chiefly British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
1.
a person who wears fashionable brands, flashy jewelry, etc., but is regarded as having bad or lower-class taste.
/tʃæv/
noun
1.
(Southern English, informal, derogatory) a young working-class person whose tastes, although sometimes expensive, are considered vulgar by some
noun
the lower class; uneducated and ignorant people
Word Origin
perh. Romany chav child
Usage Note
derogatory slang
n.
British slang, “antisocial youth,” by 2004, of unknown origin.
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