Slang SurveyWhat new bit of language are you hearing at the moment? We want to hear words and phrases, with definitions and where it's being used. We're interested in marketing speak, stuff from kids in playgrounds etc.
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rob, Sun 1 Feb 2004, 14:00)
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Just thought I'd explainthe origin of the word "chav" at this point, because it seems to have spread nationwide.
It's from a Geordie word, "charver", originally meaning "slapper". Then I suppose applied to "Kappa Slappers", you know the girls who always wear the Kappa tracksuits... and also the male variety got lumped in with the same word, since no-one uses it in the original sense anymore.
I had no idea it was used outside of the North East until these last few days.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Mon 2 Feb 2004, 22:05,
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