charver

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charver

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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.)

verb charvers · charvering · charvered

Polari To have sex with; to fuck.

noun charvers

Polari Sexual intercourse; fucking.
Polari A woman, especially as a sexual partner.
alternative Alternative spelling of charva (“unruly youth; chav; friend, mate”).

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@misc{charver_2026,
  title = {charver},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/charver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}