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   Skiv·vy

   /ˈskivē/

   

   noun

   • 1. underwear, especially a set consisting of undershirt and underpants, or just the underpants. trademark in US
   • 2. a lightweight high-necked, long-sleeved garment. US, Australian
   • ▪ an undershirt or T-shirt.
   • 3. a low-ranking female domestic servant. informal British
   • ▪ a person doing work that is poorly paid and considered menial.

   verb

   • 1. do menial household tasks; work as a skivvy. informal British

   Word Origin early 20th century: of unknown origin.

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   What does skivvy mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SKIVVY meaning: 1. a person, in the past a female servant, who does the dirty and unpleasant jobs in a house, such…. Learn more.

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   What does'skivvies' mean?

   • 'Skivvies' is navy slang for underwear. I served as a boatswains mate aboard the USS Yorktown from 1964-68. We called our underwear 'skivvies' and the hard to wash out parts on laundry day were called 'hash marks' (After the stripes on uniform sleeves denoting time in service, which are also called this.)

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   What is a Skiv?

   • A skiv. A term mostly used in England when used to talk about chavs. A skiv will usually wear fake clothing and claim it's real. Sometimes they do wear real clothIng but as you'd expect they only have one pair of it as they save up all their benefit money for it. They try to act hard and get up all in your face.

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   What is a skivvy test?

   • skivvy for I'm not going to skivvy for you anymore. It is the kind of test where you have to surrender all belongings short of your skivvies and then depend on your memory. By the end, they were down to their sportswear skivvies. I was shocked to my skivvies.

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   The meaning of SKIVVY is a female domestic servant. How to use skivvy in a sentence.

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   1 day ago · 1. slang, mainly US. a man's T-shirt or vest. 2. (plural) slang, mainly US. men's underwear. 3. Australian and New Zealand. a garment resembling a sweater with long sleeves and a polo neck, usually made of stretch cotton or cotton and polyester. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   noun. slang. a man's T-shirt or vest. slang. plural men's underwear. a garment resembling a sweater with long sleeves and a polo neck, usually made of stretch cotton or cotton and polyester and worn by either sex. skivvy. 2. / ˈskɪvɪ /.

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   2 days ago · Definitions of skivvy. noun. a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work. synonyms: slavey. see more.

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   skivvy - a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work.