Charva or Chav?

[x Alex x]

Hi :wave: just wondering why you southerners have took "charva" and changed it to "chav" charva orginated up here in the north east (beleive it or not lol!) so why have you southerners took "charva" and changed it to "chav"? anyone from the North East will know what i'm talking about! (i hope!!)

Alex.

 

[serin]

I'll have you know the word "chav" originated here

to quote wikipedia :

"The Cockney term chavvy for a baby or toddler has been in use for decades and almost certainly derives from "chavi"

the word "chavi" originates from old Romany dialect.

Therefor, we havent stolen your word, its just coinsidence that we have both created words that sound similar

 

[christopher watson]

The words 'charva' and charver' originated in geordie land, but if the cockneys want charvers, they can have them

http://www.newcastlestuff.com/charver/lifestyles.html

 

[SkinzCinqSporting]

Bah they are Teggs or Dings

 

[Skate2create]

...or townies

 

[scunnyfiat]

The word chavi has been used in the newark and nottingham area for years.Mainly used to mean young man or mate,As in hello chavi.

 

[MATT 68]

Watched the documentary "Chavs" last night and according to them the word "Chav" is the abreviation of "Council housed and violent" Who cares anyway? the dish of curry is not indian its British , the word Pyjammas is not British but Indian and the English language is not English at all! Its a concoction of christ knows how many dialects all mixed up into one:slayer: !

 

[arc]

...or townies

 

[jug]

every region has there own name for them. charvers has been in use around the north east for a very long time, i was using it back in the 80s so its at least that old, i would guess much older. i dont know why the chav word was so readily adopted nationwide or if it is related to the charver word (probably is), the press picked up on it and now its in the dictionary!

when i first went to uni in 99 i noticed that everyone had thier own name for charvers (and everything really). pikey was quiet a common one that was used by people from scotland and the midlands. towney is also common across the UK. but charver is purely a north east thing and we still use it more than chav. i hate it when people say chav, ITS CHARVER!!! and always will be, the new monkey posse told me so. (oi oi whistle posse, mc smakhed on tha mic, ooa ooa)

but more importantly, when did they start putting their trakky B's into their socks? and why? it looks so gay i want to hit them when i see it, and i still would if i wasn't too old to get away with it.

 

[jug]

Watched the documentary "Chavs" last night

i cant watch things like that anymore, they're so poorly researched i feel the need to write a letter of complaint, and thats just sad, so i change channel instead, BBC news wont let me down.

 

[Big Black Stilo]

I thought CHAV came from Council Housed Adult Vermin?

I also watched the chav documentary. Cringe at fake chavs. a chav, or scally as they were known 10 years ago round here, are your vicky pollard, lady sovereign micky carroll type people, not david bleedin beckham

 

[scunnyfiat]

What is with the tucked in socks?Do they all ride pushbikes?

 

[Hellcat]

The hands down trackies thing... That's the thing that worries me most. Apparantly its a sign of insecurity - so much for big hard chores..

 

[jug]

yeah they do tend to play with themselves a bit too much in public. its just wrong!

 

[Hellcat]

What is with the tucked in socks?Do they all ride pushbikes?

They do if you leave yours alone too long

 

[scunnyfiat]

They wouldnt want mine it isnt posey enough.

 

[MATT 68]

Never mind the socks over the track pants look , the one that really makes me laugh is seeing them wear a pair of jeans 3 sizes too big with a belt on, yet the jeans are still hanging down past their ass to show off the fake CK boxers:yuck: I understand the fact that they dont have the intelligence to tie their laces but surely they can understand how a belt works or is there no hope for them at all!

 

[scunnyfiat]

There is no hope

 

[jug]

jeans? they dont sell jeans in the bargain bin at allsports so they dont wear them round my way. although those ck boxers from the dewhirst factory shop are a favorite, they're real, just faulty.

 

[x Alex x]

The words 'charva' and charver' originated in geordie land, but if the cockneys want charvers, they can have them

http://www.newcastlestuff.com/charver/lifestyles.html

I was hoping you'd back me up

i don't hate charvas some of my mates are charvas and they're really good friends it's the trouble makers i hate!