Neds
In reply to any claims that the word "chav" (or "ned" up here in Glasgow) only applies to "poor" people, I would say that it's completely untrue. I wouldn't call someone a ned simply because they're not as well off as I am, a ned is someone who gets on the bus reeking of beer and hash, sits behind me, pokes me in the back of the head and asks me to "Check ra nick! Dis yer ma still dress ye, ya pure brainboax?" or something similar. I've met plenty of neds whose families are perfectly well off and yet still choose to wear bright white tracksuits and three kilos of gold jewellery.
(SusK, Mon 10 Jan 2005, 18:46, Reply)