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chiv

/ tʃɪv; ʃɪv; ʃɪv /

noun

  1. a knife
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to stab (someone)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of chiv1

C17: perhaps from Romany chiv blade
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Chiv, a term applied to any improvised bladed weapon, may derive from chivomengro, a Romany word for knife.

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According to Courtney’s testimony, Bradley’s accomplice, Charles Fisher, instructed him to “ding the chiv”.

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Chea Chiv is taking part in the “clean finger” campaign promoting a boycott of Sunday’s elections.

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Speaking in Battambang province, where Chea Chiv was charged, a deputy prime minister and deputy head of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, Sar Kheng, urged his supporters to look out for those calling for a boycott on Saturday, the day before polls open.

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But Chea Chiv is on the run, charged with incitement as the government cracks down on even this last form of protest.

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