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* America has several types, although they tend to be regionally based. The exact slang used is different, the exact labels might be different, including the "Guido" stereotype sometimes applied to Italian-Americans in the mid-Atlantic states, as well as the less-flattering stereotypes one finds in Boston about [[Southies]]. Oh, and rednecks. Let's not forget the rednecks (who are heavy on the racist thing, but less likely to wear tacky clothing. Unfashionable, yes, but not tacky). Also their urban equivalent, "gangstas" (less racist, more tacky).
Younger examples are almost always [[The Bully]]. Because of the class-based origins of the stereotype expect the moral of any story they appear in to lean towards [[Eat the Rich]] or [[Kill the Poor]]. Contrast the [[Upper Class Twit]] and [[Aristocrats Are Evil]] (for when the rich are villified) and [[Working Class Hero]]. See also: [[Football Hooligans]], [[Delinquents]], [[The Quincy Punk
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== [[Film]] ==
* The villains in ''[[Harry Brown]]'' are textbook chavs (although [[More Dakka|better armed than usual]]), played as [[Complete Monster]]s to make them [[Acceptable Target]]s for the [[Vigilante Man]] protagonist.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* The ''[[CHERUB Series]]'' features quite a few teenagers that display chavlike characteristics.
* By ''[[Harry Potter and
* The ''Diary of a Chav'' series
== [[Live
* The character of Vicky Pollard in ''[[Little Britain]]'' plays the chav stereotype for laughs.
** As does Lauren Cooper from ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]'' ([[Catch Phrase|"Am I bovered?"]]).
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* Onslow, Hyacinth's brother-in-law on ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''. Obviously, Hyacinth is [[Sarcasm Mode|thrilled]]. However, while shabby and slovenly, Onslow is friendly and benign—and [[Hidden Depths|actually]] [[Brilliant but Lazy|really smart]]—and deliberately makes a favourable contrast with the snobbish Hyacinth.
* The Gang in ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia|Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'', despite the fact that both Dennis and Dee went to the [[Ivy League|University of Pennsylvania]] (Dee didn't graduate, though).
* Piggy from ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'' starts out like this, a lowlife informant for both the heroes and villains who'd sell out his own mother for a few dollars. Eventually, he finds a winning lottery ticket, and uses the money to open a restaurant and pay back his debts to Broodwing, however:
{{quote|'''Broodwing:''' You may be a millionaire, but you're still the same disgusting, filthy, wretched piece of worthless garbage to me.
'''Piggy:''' ''(earnestly)'': Thank you! [[Insult Backfire|It's nice to know money hasn't changed me]].}}
== [[Music]] ==
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