A Chav (masc.), or, Chavette (fem.) are a subculture of British youth living in big populous cities, but also seen up North. They mostly reside in council or dilapidating estates of sorts. This habitat is a factor of their rowdy and hooligan-like behaviour.
Appearance:
A chav will normally wear a tracksuit to show 'wealth' but they're fucking broke. The brand (Nike, Emporio Armani, Adidas) will almost always be fake as well. Sometimes, they wear bomber jackets to look like roadmen. Chavs smoke. Chavettes dress trashy too, with tight leather or spandex pants as if they're Posion or Ratt. They have fake eyelashes looking like feathers and their foundation is heavy. They wear short shiny puffer jackets and have visibly layered lip gloss, never lipstick. Their fake nails are as long as their husband's dick. The thickness of their mascara is normally indicative of their attitude. Father chavs will have flat caps and are sometimes bald + overweight. Mother chavs are like their daughters but visibly older and more haggard from smoking.
Employment:
Chavs claim council benefits. This is supposed to help them shop for food and necessities for their three stupid children but it does not. They are young since they are school or college dropouts.
Appearance:
A chav will normally wear a tracksuit to show 'wealth' but they're fucking broke. The brand (Nike, Emporio Armani, Adidas) will almost always be fake as well. Sometimes, they wear bomber jackets to look like roadmen. Chavs smoke. Chavettes dress trashy too, with tight leather or spandex pants as if they're Posion or Ratt. They have fake eyelashes looking like feathers and their foundation is heavy. They wear short shiny puffer jackets and have visibly layered lip gloss, never lipstick. Their fake nails are as long as their husband's dick. The thickness of their mascara is normally indicative of their attitude. Father chavs will have flat caps and are sometimes bald + overweight. Mother chavs are like their daughters but visibly older and more haggard from smoking.
Employment:
Chavs claim council benefits. This is supposed to help them shop for food and necessities for their three stupid children but it does not. They are young since they are school or college dropouts.
BEWARE: A chav cannot be greeted in any way. A "hallo", "good afternoon" or even a closer (but still far) cry to their shit language- "alright mate?" will be responded to by a rude and unintelligible sound. In their friend groups, they normally shout loudly and drink cheap beer, lager or cider in cans. They also make gun shooting noises which is distinguishable from other 'words' by the prolonged 'a' vowel and 'k' consonant. "Skkkrrrpaap" or "braaaaap" (credit to blahwhat).
If you encounter a chav and they instigate a fight, tell them to get on their bikes and throw your drink at them. They will run after you so be prepared to either smoke them or dash. They might beat you and steal your bike if you try to cycle away so bring your buddies who can help you out.
Charley: walkin down the street and glances at Chav
Chav: Ay you fackin' wot blud pulls down pants
Charley: Runs
Chav: Yea piss off fam skrrraap pap fackin bellend WANKER!
Charley: *cries*
If you encounter a chav and they instigate a fight, tell them to get on their bikes and throw your drink at them. They will run after you so be prepared to either smoke them or dash. They might beat you and steal your bike if you try to cycle away so bring your buddies who can help you out.
Charley: walkin down the street and glances at Chav
Chav: Ay you fackin' wot blud pulls down pants
Charley: Runs
Chav: Yea piss off fam skrrraap pap fackin bellend WANKER!
Charley: *cries*
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Before chav became a sterotype this is what the word was used for, especially within the romany community.
Before chav became a sterotype this is what the word was used for, especially within the romany community.
by hater4leyefe January 18, 2025
Get the Chav mug.Your typical mid-pubescent kid aged 11-17, who wears, tracksuits, nike shoes (mostly air max 95’s or TN’s), flashy jewellery and a shedload of makeup that makes them look like a RETARD (mostly girls). They terrorise their local town centre and tend to hang around McDonald’s, or generally just anywhere with shops and places to eat, shouting “wot ya lookin at?!” to random people passing by who happen to glance in their direction. Most come from some sort of ‘broken’ family, but as of recently, there has been a rise in kids with perfectly normal lives trying to be popular in school, thus succumbing to the lifestyle of a chav. In the end, as they reproduce as many kids as they can, the cycle never really ends…and the chav will always remain, in different styles, shapes and sizes, sad really ain’t it.
by CovUniJeetChief December 23, 2025
Get the Chav mug.1. The term C.h.a.v may be an abbreviation of the phrase 'Council House And Violent' due to the original concept that 'Chavs' came from poorer run down areas with a notorious rate of crime and violence.
2. Chav now generally has a broader meaning as many wealthier people who didn't leave in council accomedation chose to join the Chav culture. For example, wealthy folks from Essex.
3. In many places, Chavs however are considered an underclass of people that good and decent people try to avoid when crossing the street or resent having to deal with in the first place.
4. Another reason society has a strong dislike of Chavs, is the fact that many white Chavs are notoriously racist against people of Asian or African extraction; despite the fact that many of these same white Chavs idolise African American rap or hip hop artists such 50 Cent or Snoop Doggy Dogg. For this reason some people describe "Chavs" as "white trash". Of course it is also worth pointing out that Chavs do not necessarily have to be white. Chavs also have a fondness for Spanish properties.
A vaguer description of a Chav could also be...
5. Someone who has an obscene amount of jewellary on.
6. Someone who has a fondness for Burberry and basebal caps.
7. A person with a fondness for Big Macs or TK Maxx.
2. Chav now generally has a broader meaning as many wealthier people who didn't leave in council accomedation chose to join the Chav culture. For example, wealthy folks from Essex.
3. In many places, Chavs however are considered an underclass of people that good and decent people try to avoid when crossing the street or resent having to deal with in the first place.
4. Another reason society has a strong dislike of Chavs, is the fact that many white Chavs are notoriously racist against people of Asian or African extraction; despite the fact that many of these same white Chavs idolise African American rap or hip hop artists such 50 Cent or Snoop Doggy Dogg. For this reason some people describe "Chavs" as "white trash". Of course it is also worth pointing out that Chavs do not necessarily have to be white. Chavs also have a fondness for Spanish properties.
A vaguer description of a Chav could also be...
5. Someone who has an obscene amount of jewellary on.
6. Someone who has a fondness for Burberry and basebal caps.
7. A person with a fondness for Big Macs or TK Maxx.
by Samuel SP October 9, 2005
Get the Chav. mug.Chavs are people who wander around the streets aimlessly, drinking cheap alcohol and kicking off with everybody they see, as they have nothing better to do. They wear scruffy looking trackies, tucked into their socks, to make sure they look as stupid as possible. Chavettes have bright orange faces and lots of cheap fake gold jewelerry on. :)
Chav!! sees a mosher = me
Chases me
Gets hurt
Gets lots of other chavs to come down and do all their dirty work for them...
Chases me
Gets hurt
Gets lots of other chavs to come down and do all their dirty work for them...
by Amyyyy October 12, 2005
Get the chav!! mug.A chav is someone who has no social life and annoys goths,moshers and emos. But to every definition theres a moral any chav mouths off to much to someone lets just get the coffin ready now....
chav:eeewwww u stupid goth
goth:shut up small unimportant being
chav:make me
*WHACK*
goth:chavs look cute wen they're asleep?!?!?!?!
goth:shut up small unimportant being
chav:make me
*WHACK*
goth:chavs look cute wen they're asleep?!?!?!?!
by kimberley May 25, 2005
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See Chav!! it isn't is they go around stealing lead or playing loud music on the back of a bus its purely council house little violent fuckers end of!! :) nice to enlighten.
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