Chavs

Discussion in 'U.K.' started by zen_arcade, Jul 1, 2008.

  1. zen_arcade

    zen_arcade Banned

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    I'm from the States so I'm not hip to the slang; what exactly is a "chav"?
    I'd like to know what "doss" means too.
     
  2. mamaKCita

    mamaKCita fucking stupid.

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    chavs are like our white gangsta-billies.
     
  3. Roffa

    Roffa Senior Member

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    "gangsta-billies"?

    Wow, we've all learned something today.
     
  4. honeyfugle

    honeyfugle pumpkin

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  5. Roffa

    Roffa Senior Member

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    To "doss" is to lounge around idly, not doing anything productive. A "dosser" is a tramp, hobo or bum.
     
  6. verseau_miracle

    verseau_miracle Banned

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    Go on urban dictionary!:)
     
  7. mudpuddle

    mudpuddle MangaHippiePornStar Lifetime Supporter

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  8. mudpuddle

    mudpuddle MangaHippiePornStar Lifetime Supporter

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    Ahahahaha! I made a Quick Google for all of these...Hehehe...

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  9. Kizen

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    it is possible

    that the ideology of a chav, is correspondent to that of a guido?

    :D
     
  10. mamaKCita

    mamaKCita fucking stupid.

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    very very much so. the chav thing has many representations throughout american culture, but primarily it's uneducated, thuggish, annoying and poorly dressed.
     
  11. Power_13

    Power_13 insult ninja

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    Yes. In fact, I was trying to remember what chavs were compared to by Americans on another forum, and you just reminded me, everyone agreed the guido is closer to the chav than the redneck. :)
     
  12. Roffa

    Roffa Senior Member

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    In Scotland they're called "neds". A friend and I encountered some of them in Govan (one of the less posh parts of Glasgow) who were amusing themselves by throwing raw eggs at passers-by. When they ran out of eggs they resorted to empty plastic bottles which they fished out of rubbish bins.
     
  13. nerthus

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    i'm very surprised devvo hasn't come up on this thread! :biggrin: ultimate chav.

    http://www.fat-pie.com/chavs.htm
    i recommend 'devvo as owt.' 'tuesday with devvo.' and 'another episode of devvo.'
     
  14. mamaKCita

    mamaKCita fucking stupid.

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    you know, in new mexico that style is incredibly prevalent, too.
     
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    autophobe2e Senior Member

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    The term CHAV,seems to have evolved since it was first used.at first,it refered to common people,who suddenly found themselves rich,like lottery winners and street slags who married a footballer etc ( tabloid description )...then,out of the blue,it started being used to describe any common person who did something '' above his station '',like wearing burberry and was generally violent,drugged and drunk.

    :cool: - '' oi'm a chav,cos i got oakley singlasses ''

    :hat: '' awite guv,as ama chav 2,cus i wear burbewy hats ''

    :piggy: '' oink! i an dwug deawa,an i wich chav wiv a piggy bank,ain't i ''
     

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