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Is there a new term for chav? (fedia.io)
submitted 5 months ago by atro_city@fedia.io to c/casualuk
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I just heard of a Non Educated Delinquent (NED) but that's Scottish

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[–] WanderingSoul 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Apparently 'chav' stands for Council house and violence, i didnt know this until recently.

[–] smeg 22 points 5 months ago

Definitely a backronym. The wiki page covers all the possible etymologies and also has a load of alternatives for OP!

[–] retrolasered@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 months ago

It used to be 'chelmsford average' when I was a kid