"chavvy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃævi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-chavvy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: chavvier [comparative], chavviest [superlative]
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  1. Of or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use. Derived forms: chavviness Related terms: chav Translations (chavvy): muchelig (German), гоповатый (gopovatyj) [masculine] (Russian), poligonero (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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