atro_city@fedia.io to Casual UK · 1 month agoIs there a new term for chav?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareIs there a new term for chav?atro_city@fedia.io to Casual UK · 1 month agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWanderingSoul linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down6·1 month agoApparently ‘chav’ stands for Council house and violence, i didnt know this until recently.
minus-squaresmeglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 month agoDefinitely a backronym. The wiki page covers all the possible etymologies and also has a load of alternatives for OP!
minus-squareretrolasered@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIt used to be ‘chelmsford average’ when I was a kid
Apparently ‘chav’ stands for Council house and violence, i didnt know this until recently.
Definitely a backronym. The wiki page covers all the possible etymologies and also has a load of alternatives for OP!
It used to be ‘chelmsford average’ when I was a kid