What's a Chav?

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 07 Oct 2007, 12:25

As the title says. I can't find a translation for this word. I suppose it is a bully or an extremely antisocial person, isn't it?

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 07 Oct 2007, 12:51

Basically British slang for wiggers, from what I gather.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chav&r=f
http://www.chavscum.co.uk/

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 07 Oct 2007, 12:58

Ah, ok! Thanks, mate!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 07 Oct 2007, 13:13

Little shits in burberry who make you're living a fucking misery.

It's time to begin the execution plan. :twisted:

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Oct 2007, 16:09

I'm surprised it's not made it's way to your neck of the words Eva.

It's in the dictionary:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=chav

Chav is basically the same as White Trash, they've especially got zero dress sense and drive around all day blarring awful music from their cars (why do people do this?).

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 07 Oct 2007, 16:26

Commonly known as neds in Glasgow and various areas in Scotland.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 07 Oct 2007, 16:36

EvaUnit02 wrote:Basically British slang for wiggers, from what I gather.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chav&r=f
http://www.chavscum.co.uk/

Where I live, a 'wigger' is simply a white person dressing all hip-hop style lol.

Watch Devvo on Fat Pie.com, and that is a chav

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 07 Oct 2007, 16:41

bradavon wrote:...they've especially got zero dress sense...

Hm... how is sportswear zero dress sense?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Oct 2007, 16:55

Last time I checked Burberry wasn't sports wear, besides there is a time and place for actual sports wear. It is rarely fashionable, to me anyway.

People always look like right tits when they walk around in shell suits, football t-shits, basketball t-shirts etc . . .. Most of them don't even play the sport. Sports wear is designed to aid when playing sports not as a fashion item.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 07 Oct 2007, 18:25

Chavs wear trackie bottoms, they all wear them like it's their uniform or something, it's stupid.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:04

Well, I guess we can call it uniform, but then shouldn't we also regard suits with ties the uniform of business men?

I wear sports wear from time to time, even when I'm outside. I wouldn't call myself a chav, though.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:12

thelostdragon wrote:but then shouldn't we also regard suits with ties the uniform of business men?

Yep. I hate having to wear that shit to work, especially ties. It does put me more in work mode but otherwise it's bollocks. I'm not suddenly better at my job just because I wear a shirt and tie, if anything I worked better in jeans.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:19

Agree, brad!

What I don't like though is that if I lived in the UK and felt like wearing sports wear outside, I'd be regarded as a chav. Because I do like to wear sports wear from time to time. Yes, an NY baseball cap, too. No jewelry though, but you know what I mean.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:30

Never realised LD was a chav!

Just kidding although I agree with Brad. Wearing trackie bottoms, sports wear etc when you're blatantly not doing any sports is hilariously uncool. It makes it easy to identify chavs but I guess every country has their own fashion culture.

I'm sure German chavs dress differently.

EvaUnit02 wrote:Basically British slang for wiggers, from what I gather.

No. Basically what Gasteropod said is correct.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:33

But how do you know that no chav does sports?

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:37

thelostdragon wrote:But how do you know that no chav does sports?

That's kinda the difference between a person like you wearing tracksuit clothing, and a chav wearing them. You only have to look to know, I know I wouldn't class you as a chav if I saw you walking past wearing your stuff. They also all have the same face. Nose looking like it's been punched, little squinty eyes. They all sound the same too. They talk something like a moaning duck, I can't think of a better way to describe it

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:40

thelostdragon wrote:But how do you know that no chav does sports?

They might do but the point I'm making is that they wear trackies when they don't (i.e. they wear them all the time).

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 07 Oct 2007, 20:10

thelostdragon wrote:What I don't like though is that if I lived in the UK and felt like wearing sports wear outside, I'd be regarded as a chav. Because I do like to wear sports wear from time to time. Yes, an NY baseball cap, too. No jewelry though, but you know what I mean.

No you wouldn't be considered a Chav. Just look at all the millions of Brits who wear football t-shirts. It's more than just the sports clothes.

Shen · Post by **Shen** » 07 Oct 2007, 20:23

its more their behaviour and attitude LD. sportswear seems to be their chosen uniform, but its a case of every sentence has atleast 5 swear words, they usually hang around in gangs and enjoy being loud, brash and rude, hanging around corners smoking and drinking and insulting people. the girls make up most of the population of teen moms too...

so no, you wouldnt be considered a chav here unless you acted this way

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 07 Oct 2007, 22:10

thelostdragon wrote:
I wear sports wear from time to time, even when I'm outside. I wouldn't call myself a chav, though.

Yeah, but you're actually sporty and in shape, whereas most chavs are just bums who buy the sportwear because it's loosefitting and has nice shouty labels and brands sprayed over them...

It's kinda like the poor man's 'bling'.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 08 Oct 2007, 11:37

thelostdragon wrote:I wear sports wear from time to time, even when I'm outside. I wouldn't call myself a chav, though.

No but we would.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 08 Oct 2007, 12:45

I wear an England shirt/top when I go to see games, am I a chav then?

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 08 Oct 2007, 14:23

grim_tales wrote:I wear an England shirt/top when I go to see games, am I a chav then?

Yes. yes you are, Grim.

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grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 08 Oct 2007, 14:29

I don't wear it all the time so dont consider myself a chav

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 08 Oct 2007, 14:41

Yes

I don't mind that but when people wear football shits for fashion they look stupid IMO.