Antichav describes a person, attitude, or aesthetic that is explicitly opposed to chav culture — the British working-class youth subculture associated with tracksuits, sports brands, aggressive behaviour, and certain accents.
Antichav describes a person, attitude, or aesthetic that is explicitly opposed to chav culture — the British working-class youth subculture associated with tracksuits, sports brands, aggressive behaviour, and certain accents. Typically used online and in British social commentary. The term carries class-based tension, since 'antichav' sentiment has been criticised as snobbery or classism dressed up as a lifestyle preference.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(derogatory, UK, slang) in the manner of or typical of a chav.
(Britain, Ireland, derogatory, offensive) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
(pejorative, slang) Very much related to chavs.
A British slang adverb meaning in a chavtastic manner — in a way that embodies or exaggerates the aesthetic, behaviour, or attitudes associated with chav culture (typically involving cheap, flashy clothing; loud behaviour; working-class signifiers used disparagingly). The word is pejorative and class-loaded.
His antichav playlist was basically indie rock and jazz — nothing with a drop or a grime beat in sight.
(UK) Opposed to chavs or chav culture.