chavish outfit
- noun
- /ˈtʃævɪʃ ˈaʊtfɪt/
- Offensive
:
atuendo choni (España, ofensivo)
- His friends teased him for showing up in such a chavish outfit to the fancy restaurant.
Examples
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She wore a chavish outfit that drew unwanted attention.
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The magazine featured an article on the emergence of the chavish outfit trend in street fashion.
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She wore a chavish outfit to the party.
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His chavish outfits are always very colorful.
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His friends teased him for showing up in such a chavish outfit to the fancy restaurant.
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She wore a chavish outfit that drew unwanted attention.
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The magazine featured an article on the emergence of the chavish outfit trend in street fashion.
Antonyms
How Flashy
11
7.7
- Offensive
81
1.3
5
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
chavish + outfit
The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun combination: 'chavish' (= like a 'chav') modifies 'outfit' (clothing), so the overall meaning 'an outfit that looks chav-like' is directly derivable from the constituents. Note that 'chavish' is colloquial, culturally specific, and often absent from dictionaries, so although morphologically transparent it may still be unfamiliar to many B1 learners unless they know the slang term 'chav'.
Etymology
Chavish outfit comes from the British slang chav, a name for young people who wore bright tracksuits, big brand logos and lots of gold, and outfit meaning 'set of clothes'. So a chavish outfit means clothes that look flashy and like that street style.