Its a sterotype word mostly meaning "working class culture! The word "Chav" originated from the Romany word "Chavi" meaning child. More details in my link.
I consider chavs to be benefit scroungers, wearing trackies, girls with hair scurfed back and hoop earrings, blokes with crap nondescript short hair and a stud earring.
Watch Jeremy Kyle, drink Stella, don't work, smoke, swear a lot and bleed the state dry.
Numerous children by differant fathers.
Not educatied, basically very thick. Own pitbull dogs.
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A word to describe certain young people in the U.K
the character 'Bod' in the film Tyrannosaur
what does the word exactly mean? what is your definition of a chav?