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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:17 AM
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was talking to a bloke on friday and he looked like a chav so was talking about it ect and he said all first letters have a meaning,,,,,,, then said he couldnt remember what though


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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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a ginger bloke
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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im thinking its council housing area vermin


but then i was thinking it was short for charver


what does scally mean as the bloke i was chatting to was from potefract or some chavy place near leeds


was a fucking funny bloke though ,,,,, even if he was chavy and had a small volvic bottle with vodka in it
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by CossieRich
a ginger bloke
witha tattoo on his fore arm

God Ginge You must be Realllllllllly bored... or do you usually post shit like this?
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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CHeltenham AVerage something to do with the secondary school girls lol
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:34 AM
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is it not to do with Romanies who call there children "Chavvies"
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:39 AM
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thought it was another way of sayin cunt without swearin
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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oi my tatto is my childs name ĄĄĄĄĄĄĄ


ill be popping up to drop something off to you tuesday ginge
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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Council House And Violence.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by focusv8
Council House And Violence.
whot he said Council House And Violent
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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is it true OR are have people just been making it up and passing on rumors ?



eitherway it was such a funny conversation and what a laugh we had,,, in o'neils on upper street friday and all the city nobs there and this chav boy from near leeds who was a fucking star


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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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Its a reference to cheltenham, nothing at all to do to council houses and violence like people keep saying, thats something people made up afterwards, obviously it fits pretty well but so does "fix or repair daily" but it wasnt henry's original reason for the name.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:06 AM
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From Wikpedia:

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There are a large number of synonyms and regional variations of "chav", including "scally", "townie", "ned" "Mallie", "Pikey", and "charva".[3] It has been suggested that "charva" (or "charv") predates "chav" as a dialect word in North East England (where the term would be used in referring to an unruly young mine-worker) and Edinburgh, Scotland, and that "chav" may be a derivative term; they at least appear to share the same possible etymology in the Romani word "chavi" [4]. The Cockney term chavvy for a baby or toddler has been in use for decades and almost certainly derives from "chavi". In some regions, Chavs are referred to as "Burbs", given their association with Burberry clothing. The term "ned" is the widely accepted term commonly used throughout Scotland to describe a "chav" and is sometimes explained as an acronym of "non-educated delinquent". The use of the word "chav" can also be traced to the town of Chatham, Medway in Kent, where the word has been in use for several generations to describe a person on the dole. To be "on the dole" was to be "on the chav". It was a local joke that people from Chatham dressed a certain way and were frequently on the dole, which led to the term "Chatham Chav".

Many folk etymologies have sprung up to explain the origins of the word. These include backronyms such as "Council Housed And Violent" [5] and "Council House Associated Vermin". Another commonly cited false etymology derives from school slang that pupils at Cheltenham Ladies' College supposedly used to describe less desirable young men of the town - "Cheltenham Average" or Ch-av [6], though the article states that few, if any, were aware of this connection in either the school or the town.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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It's always been Scally in Manchester, for years.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:27 AM
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so in a nut shell,,,,, by what redkop posted,,,,,,,,,, i still aint got a fecking clue
its just said everything that it could have been from,,,,,, was that term wrote by a woman or what ( not you redkop but in general as its a little indesicve to say the least )




AND THERE IS NOTHING FUCKING WRONG WITH BURERRY !!!!!!!!!,,,,, its quite comfy stuff to wear imo,,,,,, and i have got a few bits of burberry


oh and schot ait chavy either !!!!!,,,, as the fuker called me a chav due to my jumper
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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My own view is that they derived from.....

These include backronyms such as "Council Housed And Violent" [5] and "Council House Associated Vermin"

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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:05 AM
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charver or originally chava.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:09 AM
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All a load of balls IMO 'chav' this 'chav' that

FFS we're all the same.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by BatFink
All a load of balls IMO 'chav' this 'chav' that

FFS we're all the same.

yeah mate,, we are also the same as people who rob, hurt animals, rapists and pedo's,,,,,,, so erm,,,, wel i guess you see the point





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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by b19bal
Originally Posted by BatFink
All a load of balls IMO 'chav' this 'chav' that

FFS we're all the same.

yeah mate,, we are also the same as people who rob, hurt animals, rapists and pedo's,,,,,,, so erm,,,, wel i guess you see the point





Didn't mention peados etc and they got nowt to do with the subject in hand so take your lil remark and kindly fuck off.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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Least with Neds it's easy to know where it came from.

That politician in the 70's who said britain would have to change and stop allowing immmigration of we'd become a country of Non Educated Dependants... IIRC he was slated for his remarks
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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What a crock of SHIT

We've used Chav round here in the scummy council estates of Cheltenham since as long as I can remember, and its nowhere NEAR as complex as the wanky rumours make out.

Its a Gyppo term (and has been since the dawn of time, or dawn of gyppos, whatever) for a CHILD. A gyppo child mostly.

Chav, or Chavvy.

When we was younger it was jus a greeting, like mate. Ie "Alright chav?" etc etc.

All this rumour and bollocks as its became the buzz word in last few years for nobheads whos never heard of it.

I remember 20odd yrs ago and it was used, mustve been around for 100s of years.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by andyescos
is it not to do with Romanies who call there children "Chavvies"

chavvies is an other word for a pikey cut down to chav
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Pikey is a proper word use it all the time
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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steve that dont explain where its comes from as a word,,,, how did they get "chav" to use,,,, just like where did pikey come from ect



we discovered ned ( sod being called that by your parents,,,, how unfair,,,, its like Mr King naming his son "wayne")


and batfink,,,,, thats a bit unfair,,,,, not to mention rude as i was just wondering what you ment


but im gonna be the bigger man and not reply with the hump,,,,, cause im sure you have just had a bad day and took what i wrote the wrong way
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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it DOES fucking explain it

its a bloody romany (sp?) work for CHILD.

nothing more, nothing less.
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stavros is chavros
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:51 AM
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oh right,,,,,, so thats all it means,,,,,, not quite so cool now is it
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Originally Posted by Alex zvh cabrio
stavros is chavros
you can talk mate, fuckinell
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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alex is a fake chav though steve,,,, he just thinks they got great fashion sence


the nearest hes been to a council estate in his life is to buy a car



but hes mate fletch,,, well im not so sure about
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Originally Posted by b19bal
oi my tatto is my childs name ĄĄĄĄĄĄĄ


ill be popping up to drop something off to you tuesday ginge
ok, thats fine with me! as i moved yesterday!
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 01:06 PM
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ha ha ha ha
in that case ill call you tommorow


oh and i missed your call on friday mate and ive been meaning to get credit on my phone to call you back but ive been out on the piss that i was soo hungover i never even got my tattoo finished off
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Originally Posted by Stavros
What a crock of SHIT

We've used Chav round here in the scummy council estates of Cheltenham since as long as I can remember, and its nowhere NEAR as complex as the wanky rumours make out.

Its a Gyppo term (and has been since the dawn of time, or dawn of gyppos, whatever) for a CHILD. A gyppo child mostly.

Chav, or Chavvy.

When we was younger it was jus a greeting, like mate. Ie "Alright chav?" etc etc.

All this rumour and bollocks as its became the buzz word in last few years for nobheads whos never heard of it.

I remember 20odd yrs ago and it was used, mustve been around for 100s of years.
True...my mums dad was a gypsy she told me its gippo language along with 'mush' lol. Deffo gypoo word chav means kid or bloke or w/e.
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