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douglas
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New Word
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Thanks to Gloriawpai �s post on things that irritate you, I learned a new word 
(apparently it �s British English):
chav
What term do you use for this kind of person?
I Think I would say "punk kid" or "street punk"
Thanks Gloria |
4 Oct 2011
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gloriawpai
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Douglas, your term is the best. I tried to come up with one, vagrant, but it �s not exactly the same. BTW, you �re welcome. |
4 Oct 2011
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Tere-arg
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Chavs, punks, gothic, etc...they are all "urban tribes".
Chavs and punks are very different, though.
Each group has their own codes, language, attitude, shared feelings and likes, same clothes style.
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4 Oct 2011
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almaz
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�Neds � in Glasgow - since the 19th century at least.
Here in Catalonia, you often hear the expressions �cholo � or �quillo � used both positively and pejoratively for a certain type of street style. |
4 Oct 2011
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languaria
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There �s a great dictionary that you should know:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chav
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4 Oct 2011
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Marywell
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I didn �t know this word when I heard it for the first time, but it was explained to me that a chav is a young guy who does not care much about his look, wears buggy, shabby clothes; especially a jumper with a hood. Such a person is usually unemploeyed. At least this is how this term was defined (briefly) by a guy from East-Midlands. |
4 Oct 2011
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douglas
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Thanks all!
gloria- you are right vagrant refers to someone that moves around alot (no permanent address so to say).
Tere- the punk crowd I usually refer to as "Punkers". Sounds like Chavs are more what I also have called "rappers" or "gangster wannabes"
Almaz- I have heard "cholo" used in California too (often derogatory)
Languaria- thanks, I have used the Urban dictionary quite often, you just have to be careful and often take the definitions with a grain of salt.
Marywell-sounds like what I often refer to as rappers |
5 Oct 2011
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