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trev

trev noun: a farm assistant or other rural worker; an ordinary country bloke. Also the alternative form of tref.

Noun

trev (plural trevs)

  1. (New Zealand, slang) A farm assistant or other rural worker; an ordinary country bloke.
  2. (UK, slang) An urban lower-class youth.
    Synonyms:
    chav

Proper noun capitalized: Trev

Trev (plural Trevs)

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Trevor.

Also used as

trev is also the alternative form of tref.

Synonyms of trev

Forms of trev

Noun
pluraltrevs
Proper noun
pluralTrevs
alternative formTrevs

Origin of trev

New Zealand slang sense: from characters named Trev in a television comedy of the 1970s. See Fred Dagg.

Clipping of Trevor.

Questions about trev

What does trev mean?
Trev means a farm assistant or other rural worker; an ordinary country bloke.
What part of speech is trev?
Trev can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of trev?
The plural of trev is trevs.

Words near trev in the dictionary

  1. Treuddyn
  2. Treungen
  3. Treus
  4. Treutlen
  5. Treutlen County
  6. trev
  7. trevalla
  8. trevallas
  9. trevalley
  10. trevalleys
  11. trevallies

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