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CHAV
Definition of CHAV
noun
A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.
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Where it comes from
Origin uncertain; probably of Angloromani origin. Compare Romani chavi (“male child”) or ćhavo, shavo (“female child”), chal (“boy”), chavvy (“mate, friend”), compare Swedish tjej; possibly cognate with Portuguese chavalo, Spanish chaval, German Chabo, Russian чувак (čuvak), Hungarian csávó. See also charva. Derivations from council-housed and violent, Cheltenham average (and similar) are folk-etymological backronyms.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHAV in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 78 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
CHAV starts with C and ends with V. Sorted, its letters read ACHV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHAV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found CHAV?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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