Named for Derek Chauvin, former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
Derek Chauvin, in a brazen act of Chauvinism, knelt on George Floyd's neck for nearly nine and a half minutes while Floyd struggled to live, repeatedly gasping I can't breathe, until he died. Chauvin did so in public, as Darnella Frazier, a seventeen-year-old girl, recorded an unflinching video of the episode. Her video went viral, resulting in massive social unrest across America and was the pivotal piece of evidence in securing Chauvin's conviction for murder. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Carbon chauvinism is a relatively new term meant to disparage the assumption that extraterrestrial life will resemble life on Earth. The term was used as early as 1973, when Carl Sagan described it and other human chauvinisms that limit imagination of possible extraterrestrial life.
Scientist 1: "All forms of terrestrial life must be carbon-based."
Scientist 2: "Dude, that's carbon chauvinism...silicone is a possible buildingblock of life. Just look at breast implants."
An undergarment of buttfloss underwear that also has one or more chains for erotic effect. These nasty little things are hard to come across, but usually the most random of people have one.
The other night I snuck into Jessica's house and found a chainish thong in her closet!
A chavnie is a slur for British people. This word surrounds itself by the British slang ‘chav,’ which was used against those who may hoe around and act like what you would call a ‘slut’ in America. Or maybe something you would call anyone named Deno Price
Astrid ( person 1 ) : hey look it’s Deno!
Kaia ( person 2 ) : oh my god, he’s such a chavnie