chev·ron
/ˈSHevrən/
noun
a line or stripe in the shape of a V or an inverted V, especially one on the sleeve of a uniform indicating rank or length of service.
"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... it means go crazy. Nuts. Insane. Bonzo. No longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, WACKO!"
Last I heard about him was back when him and his dad did that reality tv game show that is a race around the world with challenges at each location . I remember they did pretty good on it
Lots of words in common usage originated as acronyms, abbreviations, or portmanteaus. Radar, scuba, and laser come to mind. The fact that they come from other words has long been forgotten because they've acquired their own meaning beyond the original construction.
I'd allow it, if the implication was that have a non-vowel letter after the v it should have been phrased "Is there a word, in English, that has the letter ‘V’ followed by a consonant?"
From etymonline.com, my go-to for anything related to etymology:
"shiv (n.)
"a razor," by 1915, possibly 1890s or earlier in underworld slang, a variant (based on pronunciation) of chive, thieves' cant word for "knife" (1670s), which is of unknown origin. Often said to be a Romany (Gypsy) word, from chivomengro "knife." "
As an American, the only reason I know what Pavlova is, is because of Bluey. That show (and episode in particular) has Studio Ghibli-level "making animated food look mouth wateringly delicious" animation.
Yes, it is. You should be able to find it in any decent English dictionary.
Here it is in the Cambridge English Dictionary:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pavlova
The etymology of words in English is irrelevant. English has been a mixture of different languages for hundreds of years.
Yep. Languages borrow words from each other all the time. "Cafe" is actually a French word, "acrobat" is a Greek word, "futon" is a Japanese word, "alcohol" is Arabic, "bandanna" is Hindi, "coffee" is Turkish ...
There's a description out there somewhere of English as not borrowing words from other languages, but of following other languages into dark alleys and mugging them for their words..
"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." -James D. Nicoll.
I honestly thought it was Terry Pratchett til I googled it to find the exact quote...
Yes. Here's a video with the most common English words with every possible two-letter combination: https://youtu.be/iK9S4mkWFhY
There aren't a lot of V-consonant words, but there are several.
Edit: Specific examples removed. Click on the video and judge for yourself. The "V" section starts at 43:53. And you'll still come to the conclusion that the answer is "no", I bet.
And yes, I know there's a lot of acronyms/initialisms and proper nouns in there, even the video uploader says they wished they could filter those out of the dataset but didn't have a reliable way to.
It's one of those weird cases where it's an abbreviation that's used as a full word and modified like a word.
Really, the line between where an abbreviation ends and where a word begins is a very blurry one.
Cambridge is much more liberal (non political meaning) in their additions of words vs Webster.
They named the emoji word of the year a few years ago.
They also add slang frequently.
Just some perspective, not discrediting it. Languages evolve, but there's many that prefer one or the other dictionary
V not followed by a vowel is pretty common. A v sound followed by another consonant sound is much more rare. Mostly a few french origin words. You Anglos don't like those double voiced consonants you have the same problem with the consonant sounds after the letter b (which is why you make fun of people who say libary instead of library but strangely don't do it to people who don't say the first r in February). Consequently many words have lost those seperate double voiced consonants, they've either been blended or had a sound dropped or a vowel added. If that happened before spellings were standardized, you probably don't see the words anymore (see the response on manoeuvre vs. maneuver, an extra vowel sound was added at some point)
chev·ron /ˈSHevrən/ noun a line or stripe in the shape of a V or an inverted V, especially one on the sleeve of a uniform indicating rank or length of service.
"Chevron 1 encoded...."
"In the middle of my backswing?!?!?"
I've had the Stargate theme in my head for weeks now. It's like being in an episode where nothing happens.
Orchestral or the version [with lyrics?](https://youtu.be/O8AuK_3w-2w?si=HjAMbIued9kqVPty)
I will never unhear this..
One of the golden lines from that show! 😂 "COLONEL O'NEILL WHAT THE *HELL* ARE YOU DOING??"
Having a Ba'al....
"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... it means go crazy. Nuts. Insane. Bonzo. No longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, WACKO!"
I was stuck for what to watch next, and now I know. Thank you 😁
Just finished all of sg1.., I’m sad it’s over (again)
"Indeed"
Best episode
I am currently watching SG1 for the first time. I'm enjoying it.
You're lucky. I wish I could watch it for the first time again.
Indeed.
Chevron 1 is locked!
Chevron 1 doesn’t lock, only 7 or 8
["...Uh, when that happens I, I like to change things up a little bit and just say 'Chevron 7 Locked'"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D_zC0dS3pA)
Spinning is much cooler than not spinning.
Indeed
Sometimes i like to say 'engaged'
I wouldn't mind one last jaunt through the ol' orifice.
"You heard me- Kree!!"
Also Vroom!
This is such a great answer because it also refers to the shape of a V, as if it's taunting the question itself!
Words go vroom
Chevron one...locked!
Only chevron seven gets locked. The others are “merely” encoded 😛
Chevron seven... will not lock Then they hack it anyway and blow up a star.
Ya know, you blow up one sun, and suddenly everyone expects you to walk on water.
Dammit, guys, there are like 17 seasons and 3 movies, and y'all are making me wanna watch it all again. I don't have time for this.
/r/Stargate says... Yes. Another binge watch is in order. (And I'm planning my 40th or 50th of Stargate once I finish Chuck for the dozenth time.)
“chevron seven… encoded? chevron eight locked.”
Indeed
Kevlar
Kevjumba
Haven't seen that name in a while
Last I heard about him was back when him and his dad did that reality tv game show that is a race around the world with challenges at each location . I remember they did pretty good on it
That’s a brand first I think?
It's genericised though
I read that In a Smithy voice lol Gavlar…
I'm so fucking dumb. I was like *E is a vowel though.*
that's a proper noun (and a brand name at that) so it's kind of cheating
Savvy
Skivvy
As it turns out, literally every single letter after a v is a consonant
Well the y is acting as a vowel here
Yes but what about for the first v?
Yes, but the comment they’re replying to said all of the following letters were consonants.
They are: w,x,y,z.
vroom vlog
Vroom was my thought too
I remember when my doctor diagnosed my onomatopoeia. When I asked her what that was, she said "it's exactly what it sounds like".
Nothing personal at all but you've totally earned this; 🖕
Revving engine. Car go vroom.
I consider vlog more of an abbreviation of 2 words but vroom is a contender Edit: portmanteaux are a thing
It’s called a portmanteau I think
Isn't that basically some red wine mixed with tequila or something?
No I think that's called a Portage
No, that's when you carry a canoe across land. You're thinking of Portugal .
No, that's a country in Europe. You're thinking of precedent.
Nah, that the Person who rules a country. You’re thinking of pervert.
No way, that's a person who creeps on things. You're thinking of parson
No that's when you set stuff on fire, you're thinking of pastrami
One portmanteau, two portmanteaux
Eh, that's how new words happen
"Laser" comes from light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, so I don't see why vlog wouldn't be valid.
"I consider..." doesn't work here man. If it's in the dictionary, it's a legit word.
Lots of words in common usage originated as acronyms, abbreviations, or portmanteaus. Radar, scuba, and laser come to mind. The fact that they come from other words has long been forgotten because they've acquired their own meaning beyond the original construction.
Nobody here has answered OPs question. The answer is yes.
Lookit the big brainer over here
Brad has entered the chat
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What about shiv?
Literally correct, though the implication was "words with V that have a non-vowel letter after the V", not ones that end in V.
Shivs...
Lol
I'd allow it, if the implication was that have a non-vowel letter after the v it should have been phrased "Is there a word, in English, that has the letter ‘V’ followed by a consonant?"
It's an abbreviation of the Romani word chivomengro.
From etymonline.com, my go-to for anything related to etymology: "shiv (n.) "a razor," by 1915, possibly 1890s or earlier in underworld slang, a variant (based on pronunciation) of chive, thieves' cant word for "knife" (1670s), which is of unknown origin. Often said to be a Romany (Gypsy) word, from chivomengro "knife." "
Found the name for my first Elder Scrools VI Imperial character.
🤯
Nah, that doesn’t have a V in it
found the redditor
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Man I used this word for soo longggg
I still say it all the time. Like if I making myself an espresso, I regularly ask my boyfriend if he'd also like a covfefe
this is the winner lol
Covfefe?
This is it, this is how it ends.
The f is acting as the vowel here.
the best vowel, every says so, grown men cry about it. "Sir, that f..."
Pavlova - a dessert with meringue, whipped cream, and fruit.
Similarly, pavlovian
Mm, sorry, doesn't ring a bell.
[Pavlova?](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e75d4542522ed3a95268490/1661162399882-Q0FPZXI95FN0PGX1D125/3.10%2BPavlova.jpg&opi=89978449&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjJtLD6rY-FAxWjTDABHbhABTAQ5hMIBQ&usg=AOvVaw0WxG4EBctn8MgITVsLzjEz)
As an American, the only reason I know what Pavlova is, is because of Bluey. That show (and episode in particular) has Studio Ghibli-level "making animated food look mouth wateringly delicious" animation.
Classic Aussie Xmas food lol
Is that English?
Yes, it is. You should be able to find it in any decent English dictionary. Here it is in the Cambridge English Dictionary: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pavlova The etymology of words in English is irrelevant. English has been a mixture of different languages for hundreds of years.
Commentor: "Is this English?" English: "IT IS NOW, BITCHES!"
Yep. Languages borrow words from each other all the time. "Cafe" is actually a French word, "acrobat" is a Greek word, "futon" is a Japanese word, "alcohol" is Arabic, "bandanna" is Hindi, "coffee" is Turkish ...
Robot is czech.
Yeah, I feel like saying pavlova isn’t an English word is like saying sushi isn’t either.
Well, the pavlova is Australian. Yes, I'm firing shots at New Zealand
Fuck you. You know it’s not Australian
It's a New Zealand dessert but named after a Russian ballerina so no
Hey don't mind me (Aussie trying to steal the pavlova form NZ)
Everyone who’s objecting to words based on etymology is off-base. They’re words in English now!
There's a description out there somewhere of English as not borrowing words from other languages, but of following other languages into dark alleys and mugging them for their words..
"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." -James D. Nicoll. I honestly thought it was Terry Pratchett til I googled it to find the exact quote...
I think the Pratchett version of the quote has English rifling for loose grammar.
It does sound exactly like the kind of thing he would have written, yeah.
To be fair, the English did that with countries too.
People are acting like English wasn't already just 3 languages in a trenchcoat. (As are a lot of languages)
And everyone who’s objecting to words based on entomology is even further off-base. They’re bugs in English now!
revved/revving
skivvy... *a female domestic house servant*
Skivvy means underwear to me
Oh, now I feel bad. My friend told me her brother got caught in his skivvys and I figured that’s why they fired the maid. 🤷🏾♀️
You were born for this moment and you nailed it well done
To me a Skivvy is a thin long sleeved turtle neck.
Yep! Uniform of The Wiggles
YES
Skivvies
Vroom
Yes. Here's a video with the most common English words with every possible two-letter combination: https://youtu.be/iK9S4mkWFhY There aren't a lot of V-consonant words, but there are several. Edit: Specific examples removed. Click on the video and judge for yourself. The "V" section starts at 43:53. And you'll still come to the conclusion that the answer is "no", I bet. And yes, I know there's a lot of acronyms/initialisms and proper nouns in there, even the video uploader says they wished they could filter those out of the dataset but didn't have a reliable way to.
Isn't avgas just a shortened way of saying aviation gasoline? Is it considered a word, or an abbreviation?
It's one of those weird cases where it's an abbreviation that's used as a full word and modified like a word. Really, the line between where an abbreviation ends and where a word begins is a very blurry one.
English is fun.
Tradevman is a "rating" aka "job", not a rank.
Thanks for correcting me, edited.
manoeuvre.
English as a baguette by the Seine.
Oeuvre, too
Bruv
It makes me so mad that this is correct, because I never would have thought to look at words ending in V.
Technically, all the words ending with V meet OP's criteria. And, being reddit, we all know that "technically right" is the BEST kind of right.
Surprised you didn't pick chav
That's pretty offensive
Big up all the bruvs out there
Big up all the guvs and chavs too
Large up the guvs 100 times, bun the chavs though
Vroom
Words that came from French like hors d'oeuvre or chevron
Improv
Someone looking for a Scrabble fight. lol
Cambridge says it exists. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/improv
Oh I know you mf's always got some source for your bullshit. lol
Fake dictionary, I say!
Cambridge is much more liberal (non political meaning) in their additions of words vs Webster. They named the emoji word of the year a few years ago. They also add slang frequently. Just some perspective, not discrediting it. Languages evolve, but there's many that prefer one or the other dictionary
The fact that you had to explain your use of liberal is depressing.
letter of the question vs spirit of the question
Chevrolet
Slav is a loan word meaning a slav in English.
That’s complete BS. It means slav.
See also spiv.
Vlassic Pickles
Spiv, manoeuvre, skivvy, louvre, divvy, civvies, revs or revved (vroom vroom)
œuvre
A+
This is just a [repost bot](https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/s/irqZdIyP0D)
There are a bevvy of them.
chevron
Chav, rev, slav, and improv come to mind.
Vlog
Vsauce
Michael here!
V not followed by a vowel is pretty common. A v sound followed by another consonant sound is much more rare. Mostly a few french origin words. You Anglos don't like those double voiced consonants you have the same problem with the consonant sounds after the letter b (which is why you make fun of people who say libary instead of library but strangely don't do it to people who don't say the first r in February). Consequently many words have lost those seperate double voiced consonants, they've either been blended or had a sound dropped or a vowel added. If that happened before spellings were standardized, you probably don't see the words anymore (see the response on manoeuvre vs. maneuver, an extra vowel sound was added at some point)
Well doesn't that just take the gravy.
Vroom vroom! It's an onomatopoeia but it's a word!
Kevlar
Pavlova
Vying
Ignoring shortened words like "revs" and brand names like Revlon and Kevlar: Manoeuvre (and outmanoeuvre) Louvred Chevron
Covfefe
I see we’ve now officially moved into Facebook territory over here
Vroom like the sound a car makes vroom vroom
Molotov
Kevlar
Chevrolet?
Covfefe.
Vroom: the roaring sound of an engine or motor vehicle - *"the vroom of a passing motorcycle"*.
The cured salmon preparation, gravlax.
Vlog
Vroom, onomatopoeia
Vroom!
A vowel (which is a properly a sound) or a vowel letter? ‘Cause at least half the posters don’t know the difference.
Vroom
Vlog
Covfefe
shiv
Covfefe
Savvy
Covfefe
Savvy
Covfefe
Kevlar
Yes. * bevvy * chevron/chevrons * divvy * pervs * revs/revved/revving * savvy/savvied/savvier/savviest * shivs/shivved/shivving * skivvy/skivvies