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Chav vs Antichav - What's the difference?

chav | antichav |

As a noun chav

is (uk|pejorative|offensive) a working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

As an adjective antichav is

(uk) opposed to chavs or chav culture.

chav

English

(wikipedia chav)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, pejorative, offensive) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
  • * 2011 , ‘Giving the poor a good kicking’, The Economist , 18 Jun 2011:
    • His book concerns ‘chavs ’, a supposed underclass of ill-educated, fast-breeding, violent and amoral poor people currently plaguing Britain.

    Synonyms

    * See

    Derived terms

    * chavelling * chavette * chavster * chavtastic * chavving * chavvy

    References

    * "Good news for chavs: they may be cool people soon" by Robin Young, The Times , 2004-10-19, accessed 2005-04-15 * World Wide Words: chav, by Michael Quinion, accessed 2005-04-15 * Posting by "Quizmonster" in The Answer Bank, 2005-02-22, accessed 2005-04-15 * Posting by "Dick Jones" in FrizzyLogic, 2004-03-19, accessed 2005-04-15 * "The Chavs are Coming", The Irish Times 2005-03-23, accessed 2005-04-15 * Bragg, M. 'The Adventure of English', London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2003: 26.

    See also

    * charva * mush * ned * pikey * scally

    Anagrams

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    antichav

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK) Opposed to chavs or chav culture.
  • * 2008 , Karol Jakubowicz, Miklós Sükösd, Finding the right place on the map (page 274)
    • The source of the texts is http://www.chavscum.co.uk, a chav-bashing site, also selling antichav merchandise such as T-shirts with the paraphrased Trainspotting text.
  • * 2008 , "Peter Corlett", The nerve! The sweet tooth!'' (on newsgroup ''alt.sysadmin.recovery )
    • Take a book, and some antichav spray. I recommend War and Peace, and aqua regia.