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charver

charver verb: to have sex with; to fuck. Also the alternative spelling of charva.

Verb

charver (third-person singular simple present charvers, present participle charvering, simple past and past participle charvered)

  1. (Polari) To have sex with; to fuck.

Noun

charver (plural charvers)

  1. (Polari) Sexual intercourse; fucking.
  2. (Polari) A woman, especially as a sexual partner.

Also used as

charver is also the alternative spelling of charva.

Forms of charver

Verb
third-person singular presentcharvers
present participlecharvering
past participlecharvered
pastcharvered
Noun
pluralcharvers

Origin of charver

Of uncertain origin; possibly from nineteenth-century Romani charver (“prostitute”), or Italian chiavare (“to nail, to attach, to fuck”), or from Romani ćhavo (“child”) and/or its derivatives, especially Spanish chava (“girl”), or from Spanish chabacanada (“vulgarity”). (Compare charva.)

Words formed from charver

Questions about charver

What does charver mean?
Charver means to have sex with; to fuck.
What part of speech is charver?
Charver can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of charver?
The past tense of charver is charvered.

Words near charver in the dictionary

  1. charv
  2. charva
  3. charvas
  4. Charvat
  5. Charvats
  6. charver
  7. charvers
  8. charvette
  9. charvettes
  10. Charvi
  11. charvs

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