Meaning & use
chiv
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A knife, especially one used as a weapon; also used as a verb meaning to stab or slash with a knife.
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Police found a chiv hidden in his jacket lining.
Rumor said he'd been chivved in a fight outside the club.
A note on using this word
British slang, likely derived from Romani chiv, meaning 'knife'; common in criminal and prison slang.
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bladeknife
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