Suggestion: Chav

[antistic]

Chav is a UK term referring to working class youth and is often used in a derogatory way, especially in the media.

Owen Jones wrote a book "Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class" and wrote about it here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/08/chavs-demonization-owen-jones-review. Excerpts from that article:

The word's etymology is contested: some accounts associate its origin with chavi, a Romany word for "child" or "youth", which developed into "charva" – meaning scallywag – used for a long time in the northeast. Others treat it as an acronym for "Council Housed and Violent".

In early 2004 I worked briefly for a tabloid newspaper whose offices rang with its daily use (along with its bedmate, "pikey"), directed not towards the paper's readers, but towards those it was assumed would be too "thick" to read any newspaper at all. Chavs, Jones writes, are unremittingly portrayed as "Thick. Violent. Criminal." Travel brochures still apparently promise "Chav-Free Activity Holidays", while the London fitness chain Gymbox has felt free to advertise classes in "Chav Fighting".

[tatianamac]

Thanks for submitting this word, @ant-i-c-s. Is this a definition you'd like to submit a pull request for?

[kristicunga]

I think the definition above is correct, but probably should mention the aggressive behaviour and the lack of education. Also, we can add even the feminine form: chavette.

Sources:

• Cambridge Dictionary
• Marriam Webster Dictionary
• Wikipedia