Av is text-messaging shorthand for 'have,' part of the stripped-down abbreviation style that exploded with SMS culture and stuck around in casual digital chat. It shows up in fast-paced conversations where every character counts or when the vibe is deliberately casual and low-effort. You'd see it in WhatsApp threads, Twitter replies, and anywhere people type quickly and don't feel like spelling out a whole four-letter word. Closely related to 'hav' and 'hv' in various texting dialects.
U av any idea what time the match starts tonight?
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(text messaging) have.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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