![]() ![]() He can mimic it for sport, but speaks a soft RP. Following on from that, ‘chav’ is originally from a Romany (Gypsy) word meaning ‘child’, so Chav specifically refers to a teenager, though it is gradually being extended to refer to somewhat older people as well as a general insult for someone with bad taste in clothing and a cheeky or antisocial attitude.You wouldn’t though refer to a middle-aged person as a Chav. Cheryl Cole, Cher Lloyd etc‘Chavvy’ is the adjectiveThe only group of American people that come close to the word ‘Chav’ that I can think of are people featured on 16 and pregnant and Jersey Shore!The term ‘pikie’ is mildly racist- and a bit more than just someone describing trashy/chavvy people.Katherine says. Apologies didn’t mean to put that there before I’d finished! One thing I did want to point out is generally ‘Chav’ is a noun to describe/insult people- in general use it tends to cover how they dress/style themselves i.e. I myself am v partial to calling someone a tosser whilst making no judgements about the frequency of their self pleasure.Judith Hurdle says. Similarly, ‘bastard’ obviously means someone who is illegitimate, but you’re not actually implying someone is when you call them that. For reference, I went to school in N Yorkshire in the 90s and she’s from Lancashire.As a sidenote, I would say that just because the origin of ‘wanker’ or ‘tosser’ is someone who masturbates, doesn’t mean it’s used exclusively for that. ![]()
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