出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/01/08 16:11 UTC 版)
Origin uncertain; probably of Angloromani origin. Compare Romani chavi (“male child”) or ćhavo, shavo (“female child”), chal (“boy”), chavvy (“mate, friend”), compare Swedish tjej; possibly cognate with Portuguese chavalo, Spanish chaval, German Chabo, Russian чувак (čuvak), Hungarian csávó. See also charva.
Derivations from council-housed and violent, Cheltenham average (and similar) are folk-etymological backronyms.
chav (plural chavs)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/15 08:13 UTC 版)
A chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ chav) is a stereotype of certain people in the United Kingdom. Also known as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England "chavs" are said to be aggressive teenagers, of working class background, who repeatedly engage in anti-social behaviour such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency.