trev

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A farm assistant or other rural worker; an ordinary country bloke.
  2. An urban lower-class youth.
noun
  1. Alternative form of tref (“ancient hamlet”)
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Trevor.

Pronunciation

En-au-trev.ogg

Word forms

trev trevs

Etymology

New Zealand slang sense: from characters named Trev in a television comedy of the 1970s. See Fred Dagg.

Synonyms

Related words

Trefor Trevor Trevorrow
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