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According to the
Oxford English Dictionary, the word was first used in a Usenet forum in 1998 and made its first
appearance in conventional media in 2002. By 2004, the word was in common usage. The origin
of the word is unknown, but it is most often thought to have originated in the Romany word
chavi, meaning child. It has become a widely used derogatory word for young people of
working-class origin, who are depicted as uneducated, uncultured and prone to antisocial or
immoral behaviour.
72. Sloane Ranger/ Sloanies- Sloane Rangers have been around since the 1980ies. The term
refers to young, upper class or upper-midsloane ranger ahndbookdle-class fashion-conscious
but conventional young people, living in the more expensive parts of West London. The term was
popularised by The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook (1982) written by Peter York and Ann
Barr