Ok, here goes..

We have a "gaggle Of geese"

A "pride of lions"

a "flock of seagulls"
A murder of Crows

but what do we call a group of Chavs?

we thought, pperhaps
A "twoc" of chavs
An "argos" of Chavs
A "bling" of chavs?

A "ming" of chavs?

What do you think? vote now!

Lol
PT

An Argos of Chavs :P :)

Alex

got to be argos !!! :thumbsup:

or just plain trouble

What's wrong with Argos? OK, the jewellery may be naff, but for people like me that despise trawling around shop after shop (and most men I'd imagine) it's a very useful place. Internet shopping has taken the convenience shine off it a bit though.

I like argos. I got a digital radio 2 months before they were anywhere else in Sheffield.

Will someone please tell me what a chav is ?
:confused:

Originally posted by Banksia
Will someone please tell me what a chav is ?
:confused:

I suppose the Aussie equivalent of a chav would be a bogan. They aren't really that much alike, but both represent an obnoxious underclass who can be easily identified by their appearance, attitude, the cars they drive, the music they like etc.

With bogans it's the mullet, Ug boots, tattoos and check shirts that give them away (plus the AC/DC & Cold Chisel tapes blasting out of their 70s V8 Holdens).

Chavs may dress a bit better than bogans, but you get the general idea.

Follow this link for more info on Chavs: http://www.chavscum.co.uk/

Id go for "an Index of chavs" or "a Nova of chavs"

From http://www.fashionunited.co.uk/news/burberry.htm

"Two Leicester pubs have banned drinkers wearing several brands of designer clothing to crack down on violence. The Parody and Varsity have introduced strict clothing rules and banned brands including Stone Island, Aquascutum, Henri Lloyd and Burberry.

"The pubs have teamed up with police to compile a list of clothing they believe are worn by groups of youths and football hooligans. The policy, aimed at "hard core trouble makers", was introduced on 10 August."

So what about a Burberry of Chavs?

I still like 'a stain of chavs' it seems to say everything that needs to be said!

Originally posted by eviljock
The Parody and Varsity have introduced strict clothing rules Hmm... I quite like a Parody of Chavs :)

Or maybe a Bling of Chavs. :thumbsup:

Originally posted by evildrneil
I still like 'a stain of chavs' it seems to say everything that nees to be said!

I'll second that. Rolls off the tongue doesn't it.

Chain of Chavs... Think of the "ch" sound rolling off the tongue.

Nah, I still prefer 'Stain of Chavs' cos they are a complete stain on the face of society.

What about a barrage of burberry?

A Middle Eastern group of nomadic chavs is generally known as a Chavervan, though these days they've modernised, exchanging their camels for customised Chavrolets.
The most powerful of these chavs is Sheik Chav the Sixth. He’s particularly interesting given his partiality to erecting territorial signs throughout his regions of dessert that say “KEEP YER DISTANCE geezer” and painting chaverons fifty yards apart at random intervals between the dunes. The Chav Family is in not directly related to the Bin Ladins, though their escalating spending on class a, b and c drug related habits do contribute heavily to the costs of Osama’s friends’ hobbies. Inbreeding, however, does tend to mean that these two desert dwelling families do look alike, so no one would be blamed for making the mistake as Eminem did during the production of his infamous video.

What about a 'WASTE' of chavs, or a 'CLOT' of chavs. Im working class but sick of the sight of gormless people in tracksuits.

Dragon

Two very good suggestions there Dragonsoup. :lol:

It's obvious isn't it!!!!

A THICK(ET) OF CHAVS:thumbsup:

Excellent thread PT.

Hows about simply a 'gang' ?

Originally posted by Mr_E
A Middle Eastern group of nomadic chavs is generally known as a Chavervan, though these days they've modernised, exchanging their camels for customised Chavrolets.
The most powerful of these chavs is Sheik Chav the Sixth. He’s particularly interesting given his partiality to erecting territorial signs throughout his regions of dessert that say “KEEP YER DISTANCE geezer” and painting chaverons fifty yards apart at random intervals between the dunes. The Chav Family is in not directly related to the Bin Ladins, though their escalating spending on class a, b and c drug related habits do contribute heavily to the costs of Osama’s friends’ hobbies. Inbreeding, however, does tend to mean that these two desert dwelling families do look alike, so no one would be blamed for making the mistake as Eminem did during the production of his infamous video.

lol! brilliant!

However... I thought that the middle eastern tribe were the

"mu-chav-hadd-deen? "

(no offence meant to to our middle-eastern members, there)

PT

Originally posted by mojoworking
I suppose the Aussie equivalent of a chav would be a bogan. They aren't really that much alike, but both represent an obnoxious underclass who can be easily identified by their appearance, attitude, the cars they drive, the music they like etc.

With bogans it's the mullet, Ug boots, tattoos and check shirts that give them away (plus the AC/DC & Cold Chisel tapes blasting out of their 70s V8 Holdens).

Chavs may dress a bit better than bogans, but you get the general idea.

Follow this link for more info on Chavs: [URL=http://www.chavscum.co.uk/]http://www.chavscum.co.uk/[URL]

Well, I have never heard of a "bogan" either, so got me again. I asked my Australian born husband what he would call a bloke who sported Tatoos, wore Ugg boots and check shirts and drove a Holden V8 and he said "a loser ". That's as far as I got cos I couldn't stop laughing. It seems you know more Aussie slang than he does ! How come ?

How about a "Netto of chavs"? It strikes me as odd that of all shops to choose you chose Argos.

Originally posted by Banksia
Well, I have never heard of a "bogan" either, so got me again. I asked my Australian born husband what he would call a bloke who sported Tatoos, wore Ugg boots and check shirts and drove a Holden V8 and he said "a loser ". That's as far as I got cos I couldn't stop laughing. It seems you know more Aussie slang than he does ! How come ?

I don't know what to tell you Banksia. Bogans may go under different names in other parts of Australia, but here in WA, your typical beer-swilling, mullet-sporting, check shirt-wearing, AC/DC fan is definitely known as a Bogan.

Surely you recognise the description?

How about a gnob of chavs?

The leader of said gnobs would be the head.All the other younger ones could be called 'bullocks',because they hang around under the gnob head.

Originally posted by t020
How about a "Netto of chavs"? It strikes me as odd that of all shops to choose you chose Argos.

Let's guess t020.......you shop at Argos, but not at Netto?

I've given this a lot of thought (about 3min's to be honest) and the term has to be (" A Clutter of Chavs".)

Originally posted by markham
Let's guess t020.......you shop at Argos, but not at Netto?


Like I said, I hate shopping, but the concept of Argos appeals to me because lots of things are in the catalogue without having to go round lots of shops. Netto is cheap and tat, Argos is just a shop with normal prices selling branded goods. I really don't see how Argos has chav connotations, other than it's jewellery store.

Originally posted by mojoworking
I don't know what to tell you Banksia. Bogans may go under different names in other parts of Australia, but here in WA, your typical beer-swilling, mullet-sporting, check shirt-wearing, AC/DC fan is definitely known as a Bogan.

Surely you recognise the description?
Ah ! things are becoming clearer, you are in WA ? We spent a little time in WA and loved it, where are you ?
As for the "Bogan", we would just call him a typical Aussie bloke I guess. We'll have to ponder further on that one Mojo

Originally posted by Banksia
Ah ! things are becoming clearer, you are in WA ? We spent a little time in WA and loved it, where are you ?
As for the "Bogan", we would just call him a typical Aussie bloke I guess. We'll have to ponder further on that one Mojo

I'm based in Perth but only spend about 6-8 months a year here. The rest of the time I'm in Melbourne, Sydney, London etc with my job.

I know Aussies have a reputation (not entirely undeserved), for being less than cultured but god help us if the bogan is a typical Aussie bloke. Things haven't got quite that bad yet, have they?

Anyway, the Macquarie dictionary (the Aussie OED) defines "bogan" as:

/'bohguhn/ Colloquial --noun 1. a young person who dresses and behaves in an uncouth fashion. 2. Chiefly NSW someone who lacks stylishness in their manners or appearance. --adjective 3. lacking in style; unsophisticated. Also, bogon. [origin unknown]

I also Googled it and found this: "I've received information that the origins of the word are based around the Bogan River in New South Wales, where sometime earlier this century the people of the region had a reputation for being somewhat uncivilised".

So as you can see, the word is in widespread use across the country.

There is an excellent article on the various names for chavs here

http://www.worldwidewords.org/topicalwords/tw-cha2.htm

and it also states where the name chav comes from. Yay ! :P

Originally posted by mojoworking
I'm based in Perth but only spend about 6-8 months a year here. The rest of the time I'm in Melbourne, Sydney, London etc with my job.

I know Aussies have a reputation (not entirely undeserved), for being less than cultured but god help us if the bogan is a typical Aussie bloke. Things haven't got quite that bad yet, have they?

Anyway, the Macquarie dictionary (the Aussie OED) defines "bogan" as:

/'bohguhn/ Colloquial --noun 1. a young person who dresses and behaves in an uncouth fashion. 2. Chiefly NSW someone who lacks stylishness in their manners or appearance. --adjective 3. lacking in style; unsophisticated. Also, bogon. [origin unknown]

I also Googled it and found this: "I've received information that the origins of the word are based around the Bogan River in New South Wales, where sometime earlier this century the people of the region had a reputation for being somewhat uncivilised".

So as you can see, the word is in widespread use across the country.
Well, I consider myself told, Bogun really is a fair dinkum expression. God knows where I have been this past 23 years to not have heard it before and my Aussie born husband, well, say no more. For curiositys sake though, I will start asking all my Aussie friends if they have heard the word Bogun before. As for the typical Aussie bloke. Maybe you don't see many in the circles in which you travel but believe me we have oodles of them where we live in country Queensland. Or maybe they ARE different cos these guys also wear rubber thongs (on their feet by the way for those who are wondering ). They look soooooooo attractive !

Originally posted by Banksia
Well, I consider myself told, Bogun really is a fair dinkum expression. God knows where I have been this past 23 years to not have heard it before and my Aussie born husband, well, say no more. For curiositys sake though, I will start asking all my Aussie friends if they have heard the word Bogun before. As for the typical Aussie bloke. Maybe you don't see many in the circles in which you travel but believe me we have oodles of them where we live in country Queensland. Or maybe they ARE different cos these guys also wear rubber thongs (on their feet by the way for those who are wondering ). They look soooooooo attractive !

If you live in the country you must be surrounded by the hillbilly variant of the bogan. That's their natural habitat.

The thong (= flip-flop in UK) is SUCH a sophisticated look, isn't it? In my view only excelled by those who prefer to get around in bare feet - and believe me there are plenty of those in Perth.

See, in summer the bogan prefers thongs or bare feet and when the weather turns cold (not applicable in Queensland) they bring out the sheepskin-lined Ug boots. They look really great worn with shorts, by the way. Not forgetting the ubiquitous check flannel shirt with singlet worn underneath as fashion accessories

To you Aussies, what exactly does "fair dinkum" mean?

Originally posted by t020
To you Aussies, what exactly does "fair dinkum" mean?

It means genuine, for real, no kidding.

Originally posted by mojoworking
If you live in the country you must be surrounded by the hillbilly variant of the bogan. That's their natural habitat.

The thong (= flip-flop in UK) is SUCH a sophisticated look, isn't it? In my view only excelled by those who prefer to get around in bare feet - and believe me there are plenty of those in Perth.

See, in summer the bogan prefers thongs or bare feet and when the weather turns cold (not applicable in Queensland) they bring out the sheepskin-lined Ug boots. They look really great worn with shorts, by the way. Not forgetting the ubiquitous check flannel shirt with singlet worn underneath as fashion accessories

And don't forget the sensational headgear "the beanie" !!
Sorry to say the old ugg boot outdoors in winter does happen here. Dare I say I actually own a check flannel shirt and a pair of ugg boots and both are often worn when out fishing and camping in winter, don't catch mullett though. So, is there a female version of a bogun ?
By the way, I love Perth, a most beautiful city ! You have a rotten life flitting around to all these lovely destinations.
We stayed in Fremantle for five months and had a fantastic time.
Think I have strayed a little from the originl thread but who cares !

There seems to be a bit of confusion as to where the term chav originates. Could it come from the term Chaff? as in wheat and chaff? Don't know it just occured to me!!:thumbsup:

Here's a few more suggestions:

1, Chavaliers. ( one for all and all for one. )
2, Chavalry. ( as in, here comes the )
3, Turds. ( enough said. )

The home end at Bramall Lane

Originally posted by dylan_61
The home end at Bramall Lane ???? No the home end is on Shoreham Street, thick piggy boy. See swillsborough for proper chavs, go look in the window of Legends sometime.
At least Blades wear decent clothes and wash now and again.

How would Chavs form a group would it be in the Social or family context?
If it was the latter then God help us,as that would indicate a breeding program.
In an effort to explore this possibility and after a few drinks the other night I launched http://groups.msn.com/chavlovinit
Although A nation of Chavs have had the opportunity to commit to love in a public domain there have been no takers!
This is obviously a sign that the Chav is reluctant to commit to a relationship and therfore could be around for just a bit longer than a seedless grape.

N.B I have now deleted the above web site as I feel the experiment has run it's course!

I don't seem to be able to access that site bulldog D, but maybe you made the mistake of typing in big words instead of text speak so very few chavs would have been able to read it.

Chavs Back (http://www.cecimoz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Chavs2.htm)

Hey!! Top Chavvin.

Nice one, soo much better than the first one.

RMFAOL!!!!!! That is so good - the re-mix of the Chav/Scally Rap should be released as a single!!

Thats class I still like...


' In me burberry, in me burberry Im gonna look well smart in me burberry..'

'Ive got a bottle of cider with your name all over it..'

Maybe we should get the lyrics to the new song by Goldie Looking Cain on here as they are very chav friendly :D

I quite like 'a stain of chavs'.

What about 'a scrag of chavs' ?