"chavish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-chavish.ogg [Australia] Forms: more chavish [comparative], most chavish [superlative]
Etymology: chav + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chav|ish}} chav + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} chavish (comparative more chavish, superlative most chavish)
  1. (derogatory, UK, slang) in the manner of or typical of a chav. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang Synonyms: chavvish less common
    Sense id: en-chavish-en-adj-Aw7sWKS3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

Alternative forms

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