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  2. Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class - Wikipedia

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    Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class is a non-fiction work by the British writer and political commentator Owen Jones, first published in 2011. [2] [3] It discusses stereotypes of sections of the British working class (and the working class as a whole) and use of the pejorative term chav.

  3. Chav - Wikipedia

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    Chav" (/ tʃ æ v /), 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] Julie Burchill described the term as a form of "social racism". [2] "

  4. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    [Military] Brat: Not an acronym for "British Regiment Attached Traveller". [28] This is just a specific instance of the word brat, meaning child or offspring, first attested in 16th century Scotland. [29] "Chav": see under "Other" Coma: Some falsely believe that the word coma originates from "cessation of motor activity". Although this ...

  5. Chavs - Wikipedia

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    Chav, a British pejorative denoting class stereotype Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class , a 2011 book by British writer Owen Jones The Chavs , British musical group

  6. List of English words of Romani origin - Wikipedia

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    chav – an anti-social youth (from chavi "child") [1] [2] cosh – a weapon, truncheon, baton (from košter "stick") cove – British-English colloquial term meaning a person or chap (from kova "that person") dick – detective (potentially from dik "look", "see" and by extension "watch") [3]

  7. Kim K. Nails Viral ‘British Chav’ Makeup Trend: See Her Wild ...

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    “The Kategory is U.K.,” wrote one fan in the comments section. A second commented: “Kim Britishian.” A third chimed in with, “Kim in her North era,” a nod to Kardashian’s eldest ...

  8. Sovereign ring - Wikipedia

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    A sovereign ring is a ring which typically has a gold sovereign as a primary decorative feature, with the obverse face as the visible detail. The coin may be either genuine or replica tender, and may be either a sovereign or half sovereign.

  9. Angloromani language - Wikipedia

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    chav: ćhavo: child, son, boy (all specifically used for Romani and not non-Romani) bacha (relatively recent Persian borrowing) chav 'a rough youth' (deriving from a derogatory usage of the word chav to refer to a Romani boy) lollipobbul: laliphabai: toffee apple (or 'red apple') lal seb (seb is a fairly recent Persian borrowing into Indic ...