atro_city@fedia.io to Casual UK@feddit.uk · 4 months agoIs there a new term for chav?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareIs there a new term for chav?atro_city@fedia.io to Casual UK@feddit.uk · 4 months agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWanderingSoul @feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down5·4 months agoApparently ‘chav’ stands for Council house and violence, i didnt know this until recently.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·4 months agoDefinitely a backronym. The wiki page covers all the possible etymologies and also has a load of alternatives for OP!
minus-squareretrolasered@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months 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