A chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ (CHAV)) is a stereotypical young person in the United Kingdom. The typical "chav"—known also as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England is said to be an aggressive teenager, typically unemployed or of white working class background, who repeatedly engages in anti-social behaviour, such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency.