Usually means: British pejorative for working-class youth.
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  1. chav: Merriam-Webster
  2. chav: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. chav: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Chav, chav: Wordnik
  5. chav: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. chav: Wiktionary
  7. chav: Dictionary.com
  8. Chav: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. chav: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. Chav: World Wide Words
  11. chav: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. Chav: Encyclopedia

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Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. chav: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. chav: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. Chav(female), Chav, chav, chav, chav [twat]: Urban Dictionary

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noun:  (UK, MLE, Ireland, derogatory, offensive) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

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