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An acronym for "State Housed And Violent". New Zealand's answer to chavs and white trash. Normally have 5 children to different partners whilst collecting the DPB (Domestic Purposes Benefit), and spend all of their money on pokie machines. Shavs are most populous in poorer suburbs of major cities in New Zealand. The uniform of shavs is fake Louis Vuitton bags (much like fake Burberry of chavs), mini skirts and ugg boots for shavettes, and, baggy jeans and hoodies for male shavs.
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