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chavism

chavism noun: the state of being a chav.

Noun (1)

chavism (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a chav

Noun (2) capitalized: Chavism

Chavism (uncountable)

  1. Chavismo; the left-wing populist ideology of Venezuela's Hugo Chávez.

Origin of chavism

From chav + -ism.

From Chavez (“Hugo Chávez”) + -ism.

Questions about chavism

What does chavism mean?
Chavism means the state of being a chav.
What part of speech is chavism?
Chavism is a noun.

Words near chavism in the dictionary

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

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