noun
General Slang
charva
· noun · geordie
Geordie ancestor of 'chav' — a rough, swaggering youth.
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Definitions
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A rowdy young lad, tracksuit-and-attitude type, the Newcastle flavour of what the rest of England calls a chav. Can be neutral ('the charvas down the bus stop') or properly dismissive.
“Couple of charvas were knocking about outside the Greggs.”
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Originally and still occasionally just a young man or mate, no insult attached — the older Romani sense surviving in pockets.
“Alright charva, you coming for a pint?”
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charva In A Sentence
Couple of charvas were knocking about outside the Greggs.
Alright charva, you coming for a pint?
Origin & Usage
From Romani 'chavo' (boy/lad). The Geordie 'charva' predates and arguably birthed the national 'chav'.
Variants
charver
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