Stereotype of anti-social youth dressed in sportswear
Not to be confused with Chad (slang).
"Chav" (/tʃæv/), also "charver", "scally" and "roadman" in parts of England, is a British term, usually used in a pejorative way. The term is used to describe an anti-social lower-class youth dressed in sportswear.[1] The use of the word has been described as a form of "social racism". "Chavette" is a related term referring to female chavs, and the adjectives "chavvy", "chavvish", and "chavtastic" are used to describe things associated with chavs, such as fashion, slang, etc.[2] In other countries like Ireland, "skanger" is used in a similar manner.[3] In Ontario (particularly in Toronto), the term is "hoodman", an equivalent of the term "roadman" used in England.[4] In Newfoundland, "skeet" is used in a similar way,[5] while in Australia, "eshay" or "adlay" is used.[6]
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^Wilkinson, Raven-Paige. "Cultural Exchange and the Transformation of Jamaican Patois in the Greater Toronto Area" (PDF). Curve Carleton.
^Hiscock, Philip (12 September 2016). "Why don't skeets know they're skeets?". CBC News.
^Willing, Julia (25 June 2021). "Australians Are Explaining What An "Eshay" Is To The Rest Of The World And I'm Cackling". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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