Chav

Chav is a slang term in popular usage throughout the United Kingdom, usually used in a derogatory fashion, referring to a subcultural stereotype of a person with: fashions such as flashy 'bling' jewellery and/or flat fronted, occasionally Burberry caps; congregating around places (sometimes known as chavaramas) such as fast-food outlets or other shopping areas; a concentrated music taste (centred loosely around drum and bass, rap and hip hop); and a culture of antisocial behaviour.

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Slang: Slang is the non-standard use of words in a language of a particular social group, and sometimes the creation of new words or importation of words from another language. It is a type of neologism. Slang can be described as deviating away from standard language use. Slang functions in two ways; the c...

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