to hate the word 'chav' being used to refer to anything people don't like or feel is a bit beneath them?

[Rachmumoftwo]

Honestly, it has to be the most over-used word in the English language (if it is even recognised as a word in the English language). It doesn't mean anything and I am getting really bored of it now. Please everyone that uses this word, stop for the sake of my sanity!

Well said, I loathe it too.

I hate it too

no! I use it a lot, especially for the chav-mobile which neighbours son-in-law likes parking at the end of my drive!

Do you live in some rural english haven where they dont have chavs? (or chauvers which is the proper northern name)

I live on a council estate .......

quite the opposite

Nope - love the word. Encompasses everything that is wrong about the society we live in.

Chav chav chav chav chav.

I hate it and find it incredibly snobby and belittling.

But I hate this class ridden society we live in.

Nothing to do with class, and everything to do with morals and attitudes.

All to do with the I'm so much better then you attitude imo

Well, when someone is revving the engine of their chavtastic pimped car, throwing their chavvy WKD bottles out of the window and blaring their bass at 3am then yes, I think I'm better than them. In fact, most people are better than them.

total bollocks Paolosgirl.

Name ONE person who is famous and a chav and ISN'T working class/lower middle?

Would you call a middle class youth revving his car and getting pissed a chav???

I love the word chav too.

Whats the council estate got to do with it? I know plent of millionaires who are chav's.

But bet all the millionaires you know have working class backgrounds

I hate it

Prince Harry is a chav.

To me, it refers more to a certain sort of taste in fashion etc. than being a judgement on behaviour, much less social class.

I generally avoid using it, though, because it can cause offence.

As a term it provoked an interesting debate with my year 10 students recently when discussing the word 'culture' - most definitely feel it has derogatory connotations, none would 'claim' it.

paolo... I disagree about prince harry but am quite happy to shoot myself in the foot and say his girlfriend (or is it his ex) is one!...

but I still hate the word.

Well I'm with paolosgirl on this. Describe this without using the word 'chav'.

I would not be offended to be called a chav, I would find it hilarious. Sometimes I think I'm a chav in denial.

Now, I'm in the wrong job. I need to start tarmacing driveways to earn the big bucks, evidently

Noonki, the answer to your question is Katie Price

Katie price is so not middle class