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chavish

chavish adjective: in the manner of or typical of a chav.

Adjective

chavish (comparative more chavish, superlative most chavish)

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang) in the manner of or typical of a chav.

Forms of chavish

comparativemore chavish
superlativemost chavish
alternative formchavvish

Origin of chavish

From chav + -ish.

Questions about chavish

What does chavish mean?
Chavish means in the manner of or typical of a chav.
What part of speech is chavish?
Chavish is an adjective.

Words near chavish in the dictionary

  1. Chavira
  2. Chaviras
  3. Chavis
  4. Chavisa
  5. Chavises
  6. chavish
  7. chavism
  8. chavismo
  9. Chavist
  10. Chavista
  11. Chavistas

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