chav

Senso (Inglese)

A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

Concetti

coatto

scugnizzo

tamarro

zingaro

zotico

sinonimi

prole

bogan

'' ned

'' westie

gopnik

Traduzioni

racaille

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prolo

cacou

proleet

flaite

persona vulgar

Proll

pacorro

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/t͡ʃæv/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine romani: chavi

Affine svedese: tjej

Affine portoghese: chavalo

Affine spagnolo: chaval

Affine tedesco: Chabo

Affine russo: чувак

Affine ungherese: csávó

In summary

Origin uncertain; probably of Angloromani origin. Compare Romani chavi (“male child”) or ćhavo, shavo (“female child”), chal (“boy”), chavvy (“mate, friend”), compare Swedish tjej; possibly cognate with Portuguese chavalo, Spanish chaval, German Chabo, Russian чувак (čuvak), Hungarian csávó. See also charva.
Derivations from council-housed and violent, Cheltenham average (and similar) are folk-etymological backronyms.