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  2. 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] The use of the word has been described as a form of "social racism". [2] "

  3. 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.

  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. 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 ...

  7. Ned (Scottish) - Wikipedia

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    British psychologist Adrian Raine has expressed contempt for what he feels is the glorification of ned culture in the Scottish media. He has also opined that ned culture is closely correlated with psychopathy. [15] By 2006, the term chav from the South of England [16] was used across the United Kingdom with ned often seen as the synonymous ...

  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. Lad culture - Wikipedia

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    Lad culture did not emerge organically as with earlier British male sub-cultures such as the mods of the 1960s; rather it was a media creation. The term "new lad" was first coined - as a response to then popular concept of the new man - by journalist Sean O'Hagan in a 1993 article in the magazine Arena.