Wednesday, July 12, 2006

I Love Philology

Case in point:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav

Apparently the slang term "chav" derives from a Roma (gypsy) word chavo, or "boy," the same root for the Spanish word for boy, but its usage in popular culture can be traced to a 1979 Punk song.
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