different between chav vs townie

English

Etymology

Origin uncertain; probably of Angloromani origin. Compare Romani chavi (“male child”) or chavo, shavo (“female child”), chal (“boy”), chavvy (“mate, friend”), compare Swedish tjej; possible cognate with Portuguese chavalo, Spanish chaval, German Chabo. See also charva.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /t?æv/
• Rhymes: -æv

Noun

chav (plural chavs)

1. (Britain, derogatory, offensive) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

   Synonyms: charva, ned, pikey; see also Thesaurus:chav

   Coordinate term: chavette

   • 2011, ‘Giving the poor a good kicking’, The Economist, 18 Jun 2011:

     His book concerns ‘chavs’, a supposed underclass of ill-educated, fast-breeding, violent and amoral poor people currently plaguing Britain.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• mush

Further reading

• chav on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• "Good news for chavs: they may be cool people soon" by Robin Young, The Times, 2004-10-19, accessed 2005-04-15
• World Wide Words: chav, by Michael Quinion, accessed 2005-04-15
• Posting by "Quizmonster" in The Answer Bank, 2005-02-22, accessed 2005-04-15
• Posting by "Dick Jones" in FrizzyLogic, 2004-03-19, accessed 2005-04-15
• "The Chavs are Coming", The Irish Times 2005-03-23, accessed 2005-04-15
• Bragg, M. 'The Adventure of English', London, Hodder and Stoughton, 2003: 26.

Anagrams

• HVAC

English

Alternative forms

• townee

Etymology

town +? -ie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?ni/
• Rhymes: -a?ni

Noun

townie (plural townies)

1. (Britain, US) A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.
2. (US) A person born and raised in an area of Massachusetts who is proud of his or her Irish-American community, culture, and heritage.
3. (Britain) A person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area. Especially, one who is perceived not to have adopted rural ways.
4. (Britain) A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person.
5. (Britain, derogatory) A chav.
6. (US) A working-class citizen in a metropolitan area.
7. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, informal) A person who lives in a city or town, or has an urban outlook.
   • 2002, Graeme Davison, Rural Sustainability in Historical Perspective, Chris Cocklin, Jacqui Dibden (editors), Sustainability and Change in Rural Australia, University Of New South Wales Press, page 40,

     In the 1940?s, a social survey of Victorian country towns found a similar gap between the interests and outlooks of farmers and townies, and an underlying fear on the part of the townsfolk.

   • 2005, Marc Brodie, Chapter 9: The Politics of Rural Nostalgia between the Wars, Graeme Davison, Marc Brodie (editors), Struggle Country: The Rural Ideal in Twentieth-Century Australia, page 9.9,

     In that sense, the townies, not the farmers, were the inheritors of a pioneer capacity for hard work.

   • 2008, Jim Sharman, Blood & Tinsel: A Memoir, Melbourne University Publishing, page 18,

     Earlier, there would probably have been a grudge match between two townies, or locals.

Synonyms

• (chav): See synonyms at chav.

Antonyms

• (person who lives in a city or town or has an urban outlook): cocky ("farmer")

See also

• barnie
• Town and gown on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• twonie