Charver
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Sexual intercourse; fucking. Polari
- 2 A woman, especially as a sexual partner. Polari
- 3 Alternative spelling of charva (“unruly youth; chav; friend, mate”). alt-of, alternative
Verb
- 1 To have sex with; to fuck. Polari
Etymology
Of uncertain origin; possibly from nineteenth-century Romani charver (“prostitute”), or Italian chiavare (“to nail, to attach, to fuck”), or from Romani ćhavo (“child”) and/or its derivatives, especially Spanish chava (“girl”), or from Spanish chabacanada (“vulgarity”). (Compare charva.)
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