How do you say chavs???

Question

Please help me out here

Answer 1

I'm American, so my English slang is a bit rusty. I've heard chav and yob. I assume they're somewhat like a hooligan. In Spanish this is sometimes called a gamberro - lout, hooligan, roughian, troublemaker, etc.

ty, if you translated that from spanish to english, what would it mean??? And I'm american 2!!! but ive lived in england all my life...:P - carmelmould, Nov 14, 2010

ruffian - samdie, Nov 14, 2010

Thug is another translation. - KevinB, Nov 14, 2010

Answer 2

Welcome to SpanishDict.

Chavs is a derogatory term for a misbehaving teenager in England.

In Spanish, I suppose you could say, "maleducado".

ty, if you translated that from spanish to english, what would it mean??? - carmelmould, Nov 14, 2010

sorry, but i prefer yob, to rude - carmelmould, Nov 14, 2010

Answer 3

Are we sure that carmelmold is not asking for the meaning of the word "chavos(as)"?

It is easy to misspell spanish when you are listening by ear and have no phonetic training.

Chavos = guys/lads

Chavas = gals/lassies

Welcome to the forum carmel...

As opposed to "listening by elbow" or some such. (jeje) - samdie, Nov 13, 2010

okay funny person...umm, its really sweet that you were trying to change it into something nicer, but i did just mean chavs from english :P - carmelmould, Nov 14, 2010

Answer 4

It's derogatory in the sense that if you call someone a chav you are saying that they are worthless thugs, losers, criminals and the like. The word would never be used in a complimentary sense (except, perhaps by another chav).

some people are loke that though, and its the truth. - carmelmould, Nov 14, 2010

Answer 5

Is it derogatory? Chavs are dangerous from what I've seen in videos. Sort of like British thugs.

lol - carmelmould, Nov 14, 2010