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I'm into the look (burberry/plaid, tattoos and tracksuits) and also the idgaf/take no shit attitude they have. First guy to flirt with me and ask me out matched this description so ig that left an impression lol

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I literally don't know what any of those words mean at all

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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

"Chav" (/tʃæv/), also "charver", "scally" and "roadman" in parts of England, is a British term, usually used in a pejorative way. The term is used to describe an anti-social lower-class youth dressed in sportswear.

By 2005, the term had become widely used to refer to a type of anti-social, uncultured youth, portrayed as wearing excessive flashy jewellery, white athletic shoes, baseball caps, and sham designer clothes. Similarly, girls are portrayed as commonly wearing clothes which expose their midriffs.[9]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogan

Bogan (/ˈboʊɡən/ BOHG-ən[1]) is Australian and New Zealand slang to describe a person whose speech, clothing, behaviour, or attitudes are considered unrefined or unsophisticated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopnik

A gopnik[a] is a member of a delinquent subculture in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and in other former Soviet republics—a young man (or a woman, a gopnitsa) of urban working-class background.[2]

A stereotypical image of a gopnik is one of being conservative, aggressive, homophobic, nationalist and racist,[8] as well as holding strong anti-Western views.[2] Gopniks are also stereotyped as being prone to substance and alcohol abuse, crime and hooliganism

Think "bad boy".

Bad boy archetype, a male who behaves badly within societal norms yet is attractive to women.

The bad boy is a cultural archetype that is variously defined and often used synonymously with the historic terms rake or cad: a male who behaves badly, especially within societal norms.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I didn't run into "gopnik" or "chav" (or "tankie" or some other terms) much until I started hanging out on /r/Europe---they're really not used a whole lot here in the US, if that's where you are.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

At least I’m not the only one

[–] [email protected] 3 points 21 hours ago

I knew "chav" was British slang, but I found it hilarious that the OP provided synonyms that didn't help in any sense.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

Urban Dictionary is your friend. The people described by those words tend to be the underprivileged if not also poorly educated people who turn to certain expensive fashion (and sports) brands along with a hard man (or woman) attitude to enhance their apparent status.

Frankly, I'd rather they spend their money and time on that than the other things similar groups also turn to, like drugs or nationalism. (Although in many cases it goes hand-in-hand, unfortunately, which only serves to amplify the hate from the rest of society.)