A chav? A chav is a fad name snobs throw about because it's trendy and the media will milk for all its worth.

Its usually used to describe a member of Britain's Sub class (i would say working class but 99% of them have never worked before...)

The word Charver (Charv shortened) has been used in Newcastle to describe the behavior of that of an arsehole for as long as I can remember and I'm guessing that the recent trend of 'chavs' and 'hoodies' comes from that. It's always been used to described a way of acting... there's generally obviously fashion trends between these people, but its never been lumped simply with the way you dress in theway 'chav' has.

What ever it came from, I think it's ignorant and has been done to death, it's boring as fuck.