RE: FN-FORUM: 2004 year of the chav!?

date posted 4th January 2005 13:01

From the Oxford Advanced Learning Dictionary

"In Britain there are many words to describe people from this social group,
and they are often limited to a particular town or region. Other words with
a similar meaning to chav are townie, scally, ned and charver. The word chav
has become common in southern England, and is generally thought to come from
Chatham girls (Chatham is a town in Kent.) Some people think, however, that
the word comes originally from the mid 19th Century Romany word chavo (boy)
or chavi (child), which is also the origin of the Spanish word chaval.
Later in the same century it was apparently used as an insult to an adult
man, after which it fell into obscurity before its revival today"


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED] On Behalf Of John Kyle
Sent: 04 January 2005 13:47
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Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: 2004 year of the chav!?


This new convept of a 'chav' is a load of crap, we were calling the little
burberry hat wearing wankers charva's in newcastle about 15 years ago

Best Regards

John