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Expletives are helpful and used as frequently as possible, varying in crudeness depending on how much cider has been drunk or how much glue has been sniffed by said Chav. For girls it's Chelsea, Chardonnay, Kayleigh, Crystal or Britney. Boys are Jay, Wayne, Jake, Romeo or Dean. a b Crystal, David. "Chav". Keep Your English Up To date. BBC World Service. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015 . Retrieved 1 October 2013.

Definition of chav in Oxford Dictionaries (British & World English)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2013 . Retrieved 30 May 2013.

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Bourdieu, Pierre. Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste. Boston: Harvard UP, 1984. The rubric of the Chav did not emerge in academia with the same vigour as it did in popular media, failing to gain the visibility of previous youth social formations such as Punks, Mods, et al. Rather, there has been a modest but consistent number of academic publications discussing this subject: 1-3 publications per year, published between 2006-2015. Tyler, Imogen, and Bruce Bennett. "‘Celebrity Chav’: Fame, Femininity and Social Class." European Journal of Cultural Studies 13.3 (2010): 375-393. Chav food and drink consists of Supernoodles, Pot Noodles, weed, beer, cheap cider, and MacDonald’s for Sunday lunch… The main shopping drag can be a bit patchy for Chav spotting in normal shopping hours. However with Poundstretcher on the other side of the river, a brisk walk is all that is needed to spot Somerset’s finest cider-swilling Chav specimens.

The importance of consumption choices and, more specifically, of choices which are considered to be "wrong" adds one final piece to this map of the Chav (Mason and Wigley). What was already noted as discrimination towards Chavs centred upon notions of class, socioeconomic status, and, ethnicity, is amplified by emphasis on consumption choices deemed to be aesthetically undesirable. This all comes together through the “Othering” of a pattern of consumerist choices that encompasses branded clothes, sportswear and other garments typically labelled as "chavvy". Chav: Not Always a Label In a wider discussion of ethnicity, segregation and discrimination, Colin Webster discusses Chav and “white trash”, within the context of discourses that criminalise certain forms of whiteness. The conspicuous absence of whiteness in debates regarding fair representation of ethnicity and exclusion is highlighted here, as is the difficulty that social sciences often encounter in conceptualising whiteness in terms exceeding privilege, superiority, power, and normality.Robert Young challenges many established conceptualisations of Chav culture, paying particular attention to notions of class and self-identification. His study found that approximately 15% of his 3,000 fifteen-year old respondents, all based in the Glasgow area, self-identified as Chav or "Ned" (a Scottish variant of Chav). The cultural criminological approach taken by Young does not clearly specify what options were given to participants when selecting "Neds or popular" as self-identification. Young’s work is of real value in the discussion of Chav, since it constitutes the only example of self-identification as Chav (Ned); future work reasserting these findings is required for the debate to be continued in this direction. Conclusion: Marginalised on All Fronts? Toynbee, Polly (31 May 2011). "Chav: the vile word at the heart of fractured Britain". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014 . Retrieved 14 April 2012.

Since that however, the chav has become somewhat of a fashion icon. Whereas before to dress like one was frowned upon, now fashion houses everywhere have begun to look to the chav for inspiration, and more often than not, collections have been largely based upon what chavs wore when they came to the fore in the Noughties. Now the ‘lad’ culture that is associated with chavs has been appropriated in the fashion industry and it is not hard to see the impact it has had. @ Mehmet Ali Kaya via pexels Chavs and Burberry Chavs like their comedy simple and low brow, preferably with homophobic and right-wing overtones - which is why Jim is probably the most successful Chav comedian. Opinion is divided on the origin of the term. "Chav" may have its origins in the Romani word "chavi", meaning "child". [2] [7] The word "chavvy" has existed since at least the 19th century; lexicographer Eric Partridge mentions it in his 1950 dictionary of slang and unconventional English, giving its date of origin as c. 1860. [8] It has also been suggested that the term is derived from the name of the town of Chatham, in Kent, but the Oxford English Dictionary thinks this is "probably a later rationalization". [9] Stereotype Caricature of a chav Caricature of a chavWhile the term ‘chav’ may have become popularised as a derogatory term to describe a lower class, it has actually been given some more positive attributes in recent years. In terms of the fashion industry, what the chav once represented has been appropriated and is now one of the biggest influences on fashion trends. Below, we will detail how what was once a wholly negative thing has become totally acceptable, and in some ways or another the chav is now looked up to in terms of style.