to think that there isn't anthing chavvy about dressing a girl in trousers and a top?

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I'm a bit puzzled by this:

Took DD out this morning, weather is a bit grim-looking so dressed her in red cord trousers, red socks, and a darkish green top with some woodland type pattern on the front.

Stopped for a chat at the grocers- as you do. Made a bit of a joke about dressing her as a boy this morning (she is very young and doesn't have much hair so could quite reasonably be mistaken for a boy). Did not quite catch what the girl said but she definitely said something about DD looking 'chavvy' today- more than once.

I'm not pissed off with what she said because it was quite obvious she wasn't trying to be offensive.

But I am puzzled by the word 'chavvy'. To my mind it describes Vicky Pollard type outfits: eg, the sickly pink velour padded tracksuits that M&S are so fond of pushing for baby girls.

Do you think my choice of clothing was chavvy??

Hate the word 'chavvy'

Your dd's clothes sound fine- as long as it's not a string vest and a signet ring it sounds fine.

YANBU. Frankly bizarre.

It's such a bizarre thing to say to one of your customers though, isn't it? Given that the word 'chavvy' is not a particularly nice one.

Hence the thread- I can't work out what on earth she meant.

Maybe she said cheery?
Otherwise weird

Could you have misheard chilly? Rather odd thing for someone to say about a customer.

Is it possible she has Romany heritage? Chavvy originally meant child.

I hate the word also, and wtf is "chavvy" about red cords?
In fact unless you have dressed your DC's head to toe in fake Burberry, I would find her remark rather offensive.

and yes was also going to add you may have misheard.

Romany- possible I suppose but a bit unlikely.

I'm positive I didn't mishear- she said it more than once. Was so surprised I just wittered on for a bit as you do whilst internally replaying what she said to try and work out what she meant!

Yes SGM, cord isn't a particularly practical choice for children's wear, is it? Even better than velour for holding dirt in, I find. But the trousers were a bargainiferous bundle from an NCT sale so I like to get the use out of them.

as you didn't hear what she said, how can you be sure she didn't say something along the lines of
'she looks nice, and at least she doesn't look chavvy'

I don't like chavvy much. But I think being upset when you didn't actually hear what she said requires a bit more effort than I could muster

If it is then my DD looks 'chavvy' everyday!

Lots of people still use chavvy for child. I would have assumed that is what she meant.

Actually, you could have it there, pagwatch.

(and given that my question is mostly "what on earth could she have meant?", not "AIBU to be suprised that someone applied the word 'chavvy' to my DD?" that is quite helpful- thanks)

Never heard chavvy to mean child-where is this?

OP-why did you say anything about her looking like a boy?

Sounds a strange conversation all round tbh!

Perhaps the person using it didn't know what it meant.

(I was just making conversation- I see her regularly as I shop there a lot and she knows DD is a girl.)

Chavvy was used in the East End to mean child - DelBoy used it to describe his newborn baby.

I think it comes from Romany originally.

Maybe she said Jazzy?

Girls in the Boden catalogue wear lots of cords and tops and I don't think they are aiming for the 'chavvy' look!

Jazzy. Brilliant, it's the sort of thing my mum would say. My new trews are so jazzy. Very Marge Simpson too.

Did she say 'snazzy' my mum always said 'you look snazzy' no idea what it means though

yes jazzy. Or jaunty.

But surely chavvy-meaning child would make no sense here anyway-unless she is usually dressed like an adult!

OP if it´s somewhere you often go & they are usually nice I would assume you misheard tbh.

its not chavvy at all!

chav kids go about in head to toe pink - with either sportswear branded stuff or juicy couture & lelli kellies.

velour is chvvy. cord is positively lentil-weaving quasi-hippydom.

It was quite clear to me she was being nice today- hence my confusion.

It's no big deal, really- I just thought it was really odd.