4 ms·
It’s an English word for rougher lower class young men. People look down on them, it’s partially a class thing and partially how they dress and how they’re just
by metavrsl 9y ago
It’s an English word for rougher lower class young men. People look down on them, it’s partially a class thing and partially how they dress and how they’re just boisterous. Don’t know what the equivalent word in the USA is but in Australia we say Bogan which is similar.
- Impossible 9y agoEquivalent words for lower class people in the USA often have a racial slur component involved so you don't see them used in the same context. I thought the word "bro" might be close but bro has a upper or middle class connotation, being derived from frat brother, rather than lower class.
- gt_ 9y agoThere is no American counterpart for euro chavs, and it’s too late for that now. Euro chav fashion has been very influential in America over the last decade. A lot of Americans think chavs were hip as a result.
- electricslpnsld 9y ago> Euro chav fashion has been very influential in America over the last decade. A lot of Americans think chavs were hip as a result. I don't think I've ever seen a hipster rocking the chav look.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- gt_ 9y agoTo be fair, I lived in Portland from 2013-2017. But I don’t think it was a ever a staple as much as a statement.
- stryk 9y agoInteresting. I was under the impression that 'bogan' was sort of the Aussie equivalent to the classic American "hillbilly" -- and there's a slight (and depending on how it's used, sometimes not-so-slight) negative connotation to it here in the US as well.
- tomlock 9y agoKinda sorta! It's definitely class and geographically based in Australia, and definitely negative.
- dTal 9y agoChavs certainly don't have to be men. Also I'm pretty sure the youth requirement has atrophied now, and it's more of a direct class-epithet. I don't think there's a race-neutral equivalent in American English, but "white trash" captures much of the spirit.
- DoreenMichele 9y agoBogan seems to be roughly equivalent to hick from what I gather.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- davidjsevans 9y agoThe Australian equivalent is a "lad". As in "eshays adlay".