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I dont think anybody here thought you were attracted to words. What about the people?
Anyway, it's still not a slur.
https://theconversation.com/married-at-first-sight-shows-the-classist-2000s-insult-chav-hasnt-left-britains-cultural-conversation-242637
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chavs:_The_Demonization_of_the_Working_Class
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav#Etymology