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Thread #137212   Message #3137072
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
17-Apr-11 - 06:03 PM
Thread Name: BS: Not 'Chavs' but Poor
Subject: RE: BS: Not 'Chavs' but Poor
Not if they use the term with the same scatter-gun accuracy as many English people do, Richard.
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The most likely origin of "chav" is from the Romany word for boy.