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  • Burberry Group PLC tried to distance itself from brash, party-hard group of Brits known as Chavs, while Tommy Hilfiger Group struggled to maintain its appeal with preppy consumers as its popularity grew with urban crowds.

    Abercrombie's 'Situation': Biting the Abs That Feed It Elizabeth Holmes 2011

  • Only by convincing the so-called Chavs that they´re better off working for a living rather that eating and drinking themselves into chronic sickness has Britain a chance of raising itself from the brink of near self-destruction that It´s now in.

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • And there was me thinking that we had been blending the two since WW2, with 'Chavs' being the end result.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • And there was me thinking that we had been blending the two since WW2, with 'Chavs' being the end result.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Perhaps we could have 'Chavs' battalions, a bit like the old 'Pals' Battalions?

    Army Rumour Service 2010

  • 'Chavs' and 'yobs' are mostly young people, but the alcohol problem in the UK seems to affect all age groups and social classes, to some extent, if these articles are to be believed. report on alcoholism in the UK quantifies the story told by the article linked above.

    Vanishing American 2009

  • The revelations came two weeks after 13 Virgin Atlantic staff were sacked after describing their passengers as "Chavs" on their Facebook page.

    TravelDailyNews.com 2008

  • Perhaps a nice cycling helmet with a ‘sturdy’ long sleeved cotton T shirt and nice woollen gloves could be provided from Chavs R Us Lest a stray round rents the s. .ts vital organs assunder. on March 6, 2010 at 11: 35 am Angrymet

    Another satisfied “customer” walks away laughing. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • At my command, bearing 90 mils, elevation 184 mils, Chavs in the open, number 1 adjust fire!

    Locally Elected Police Chiefs, Yeah? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • Polly Toynbee and others have recently cited Owen Jones's book, Chavs: The Demonisation of the Working Class, which outlines the erosion of any public respect for the majority of working people, no matter where they live.

    Letters: Geordies, banality and the truth about Cheryl 2011

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