Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chavvy

/ˈt͡ʃævi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: chavvy
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃævi/

20

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use.

Example Sentences

"Look at that chavvy top she's wearing! It's dreadful!"
"You and your boys came round and thought you could fold me / I'm from a city, not Holby / Who's this chavvy looking brere? He looks like Jan Mølby"

Etymology

Etymology tree English chav Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chavvy From chav + -y.

Inflected Forms

chavvier (comparative) chavviest (superlative)

Derived Forms

chavviness

Frequently Paired Words

chav

Rhymes With

savvy navvy

Questions

How do you pronounce chavvy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃævi/.
What does chavvy mean?: Of or pertaining to a chav or something that a chav might do or use.
Where does chavvy come from?: Etymology tree English chav Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chavvy From chav + -y.

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