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to note a lot of threads about things or people being ' Chavvy' recently

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Paraguay · 02/03/2026 20:26

Its like someone's fetish.

Its a grim judgy expression that has no place on this board IMNSHO

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SatinPajamas · 02/03/2026 20:37

I don't understand the issue everyone on MN has with the word chavvy. It's been around since I was a child, everyone knows exactly what it means so it is a very effective descriptor. I've never met anyone in real life who has a problem with it and it's pretty normal to hear it in the Midlands. Just another word for a group of people who all act the same like townies, country bumpkins, poshos or any other term you like. The only difference I can see is no one wants to be a chav, but then don't be one?

Fivelegged · 02/03/2026 20:33

It’s certainly not new on here. I notice a rise in ‘dreadful SiL’ threads.

GoldilocksIsALittleSod · 02/03/2026 20:32

👌 okay!

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