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chavish

chav
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chav]
    • /tʃæv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chav]
    • /tʃæv/

Definitions of chavish word

  • noun chavish a person who wears fashionable brands, flashy jewelry, etc., but is regarded as having bad or lower-class taste. 1
  • adjective chavish (derogatory UK slang) in the manner of or typical of a chav. 0

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Origin of chavish

First appearance:

before 1995
One of the 1% newest English words
1995-2000; perhaps < Romany chavo ‘boy, youth’ or chavi ‘baby, child’

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Parts of speech for Chavish

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chavish popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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