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HelpRe: people, this is a troll (m)
in reply to a message by Billina
Yes a chav is someone who is roughly the British equivalent of trailer trash. Chav / chavvy are terms you'd use to be rude about someone who is lower class. It's not nice, but I do sometimes use it, depending on who I'm talking about and to.
To add to Rox Star's post, although Courtney might have an upper-class vibe in the US, surnames as first names don't here, so Courtney, which probably became popular after Courtney Cox and Courtney Love became famous could be seen as lower-class / chavvy here. I don't know any personally, but the kind of people I see on TV or know of who have named their kids that, do fall into that stereotype.
To add to Rox Star's post, although Courtney might have an upper-class vibe in the US, surnames as first names don't here, so Courtney, which probably became popular after Courtney Cox and Courtney Love became famous could be seen as lower-class / chavvy here. I don't know any personally, but the kind of people I see on TV or know of who have named their kids that, do fall into that stereotype.
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