Although most people know, some others may not. Chav is actually a four letter abbreviation for "Council House and Violence". This pretty much sums a Chav up as a whole.
Typically Chavs can be found in children's play parks drinking, smoking and generally cluttering up public areas.
Females are known to wear tracksuits with baseball caps usually with labels such as Adidas, Timberland, Reebok and other sport brands. This and also added large hoop earrings, orange skin and over-done make up.
Males are similar with wearing sport brands and are also notoriously known for taking pictures of themselves with their sleeves hoiked up over their shoulders to show how 'ripped' they are, which they are sorely mistaken. They are often seen wearing rather a lot of jewellery and tartan patterned clothing usually beige and brown.
Chavs are also known for their love of violence and acting 'hard'. You will usually find them on The Jeremy Kyle Show talking about how they are not the father of their unborn child(males) or how they did not cheat on their partner with another. Also be wary as some carry knives.
Chavs also seem to be in-capable of typing, talking and even texting in readable/understandable English.
Typically Chavs can be found in children's play parks drinking, smoking and generally cluttering up public areas.
Females are known to wear tracksuits with baseball caps usually with labels such as Adidas, Timberland, Reebok and other sport brands. This and also added large hoop earrings, orange skin and over-done make up.
Males are similar with wearing sport brands and are also notoriously known for taking pictures of themselves with their sleeves hoiked up over their shoulders to show how 'ripped' they are, which they are sorely mistaken. They are often seen wearing rather a lot of jewellery and tartan patterned clothing usually beige and brown.
Chavs are also known for their love of violence and acting 'hard'. You will usually find them on The Jeremy Kyle Show talking about how they are not the father of their unborn child(males) or how they did not cheat on their partner with another. Also be wary as some carry knives.
Chavs also seem to be in-capable of typing, talking and even texting in readable/understandable English.
Where do you think Chav culture originated from? They are obviously trying to be like American thugs or something of that sort. Except the thugs in America aren't 5'2", 14 years old, and armed with party poppers, but rather 6'2", mid-20s, and armed with pistols
by jnightwishn July 2, 2011
by Dot Cotton (75, Albert Sq.) November 15, 2004
Originally an initialism meaning "Council Housed and Violent", C.H.A.V, was used on social service reports warning officials of the nature of welfare criminals in council houses. With rising numbers of outlandish and farfetched cases of welfare criminality, the tabloid papers like; The Sun; The Daily Mail and the Daily Star adopted the initialism and formed it into a word to describe the "Chav" sub-culture that was rapidly developing around 2005 with more readily available Labour benefits. The word is less commonly used now as it quickly turned into an insult as the scope of the word was very small, stereotypically referring to people wearing Burberry clothing, so anyone not acutely fitting that generalisation would be offended so when the real chavs realised how it was being used they took offense and probably walked twenty yards away from the person who had called them a chav and loudly shouted an insult followed by a threat ( or vice-versa) to gain attention and recognition from fellow chavs that they were going to kick off. This scene could still be seen in the present in poor, village type places, or any place where their is a "big fish in a little pond" scenario. The modern "chav" still has links with some of the lazy and "chavish" mannerisms that the original word summarized, it has become an insult to the poor who wear fake clothing, smell, and are illegally claiming the dole because they are too fucking lazy to work.
Refer to the Jeremy Kyle show to see typical chavs broadcasting their lives so the general public can say "yeah I'm better than that scum"
1. C.H.A.V original
2. Chav - 2005-2006 (rough)
3. Chav insult 2006- present
1. Council Housed and Violent - meaning
2. A term to refer to a person who was young, wore lots of Burberry and Jewelry and started meaningless and random arguments with bystanders and unsuspecting citizens - noun
3. "your such a chav", "errrr look at that fucking chav", "you look like a chav dressing like that",
1. C.H.A.V original
2. Chav - 2005-2006 (rough)
3. Chav insult 2006- present
1. Council Housed and Violent - meaning
2. A term to refer to a person who was young, wore lots of Burberry and Jewelry and started meaningless and random arguments with bystanders and unsuspecting citizens - noun
3. "your such a chav", "errrr look at that fucking chav", "you look like a chav dressing like that",
by ChavWhore June 29, 2010
Chav, is a derogatory term applied to certain young people that is usually heard in the United Kingdom. The stereotypical image of a chav is a white aggressive teen or young adult, of working class background, who wears branded sports and casual clothing, who often fights and engages in petty criminality, and are often assumed to be unemployed or in a low paid job. The word is believe to have arisen due to stereotypes portrayed in the British sketchshow 'Little Britain'.
by jmgroupe February 18, 2009
Faggots who act tight continually wear tracksuits, trainers, fake gold jewellery, caps(burberry normally) wear like a billion rings.. have pony tails on top of their heads.. listen to crap music mainly RAVE or RnB or watever have no self respect, are always fighting, complete THUGS, they steal and their idea of a good night is sitting in the park raving
the bit out with their cheap cider
the bit out with their cheap cider
by IHATECHAVS94 December 21, 2009
an iconic species of british culture
girl:orange
black thick slugs as eyebrows
vv dark contour usually not blended
furry hooded puffer coats
millions of victoria secret body sprays
hoop earrings bigger than their head
lads:coats that cover most of their face
reflective stuff
both:fags(cigs)
vape
drugs
chav language
out all the time
lost their virginity at 2
gets in loads of scraps
girl:orange
black thick slugs as eyebrows
vv dark contour usually not blended
furry hooded puffer coats
millions of victoria secret body sprays
hoop earrings bigger than their head
lads:coats that cover most of their face
reflective stuff
both:fags(cigs)
vape
drugs
chav language
out all the time
lost their virginity at 2
gets in loads of scraps
by shreck April 5, 2019
Chav - People oftern wearing sportswear, striped jumpers, baseball caps on the back of their head pointing almost vertical with a the peak bent round so much that it almost forms a full circle, and lots of big shiny argos jewelry.
by hdmb December 31, 2011