charva

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 References

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• charver

[edit] Etymology

It is believed to come from nineteenth-century Romani charver (“‘prostitute’”).

[edit] Noun

charva (plural charvas)

1. (Geordie, pejorative) Unruly youth; disobedient child or teenager.
2. (Geordie, pejorative) Unemployed youth with poor taste and dress sense.

[edit] Synonyms

See the Synonyms section of chav.

[edit] See also

See the See also section of chav.

[edit] References

• World Wide Words: chav, by Michael Quinion, accessed 2005-05-19
• "The Chavs are Coming", The Irish Times 2005-03-23, accessed 2005-05-19