Meaning of chav | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/t͡ʃæv/

Definitions

A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

British, Ireland, derogatory, offensive

Deutsch Asi Proll

Ελληνικά κάγκουρας

Español cani choni flaite

Suomi rakkari

Français cacou racaille

עברית ערס

Italiano coatto scugnizzo tamarro

日本語ちんぴらヤンキー

Polski dres dresiara dresiarz

Português maloqueiro trombadinha

Русский гопник

Türkçe keko

“Lyrical staff / Never could they ever take me for a chav / Scholar in the English, scholar in the Math / Dizzee ain't no riff raff”

“His book concerns ‘chavs’, a supposed underclass of ill-educated, fast-breeding, violent and amoral poor people currently plaguing Britain.”

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.