Chav and Charver the same thing?
18 May 2004, 09:35 AM
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Chav and Charver the same thing?
Stumbled across this definition in the latest version of Roger's Profanisaurus:
Charver - UK Be-track-suited twocker; borstal boy; male equivalent of a slappette (qv)....... which sounds exactly like a Chav.
Is this a regional variation?
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Kav
Charver - UK Be-track-suited twocker; borstal boy; male equivalent of a slappette (qv)....... which sounds exactly like a Chav.
Is this a regional variation?
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Kav
18 May 2004, 09:44 AM
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Yep, the term comes from the french word "charivari" which means "a mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult" ..... aimed at a person being driven out of the village / community.
The word then attached itself to the low-life person that the "charivari" was aimed at.
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The word then attached itself to the low-life person that the "charivari" was aimed at.
This has been a public service
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