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skivvy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɪvi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskɪvi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skiv′ē)

Inflections of 'skivvy' (n): npl: skivvies

Inflections of 'skivvy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

skivvies: v 3rd person singular

skivvying: v pres p

skivvied: v past

skivvied: v past p

skiv•vy¹ /ˈskɪvi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -vies.

ClothingAlso called ˈskiv•vy ˌshirt. a knit shirt with a small opening at the neck.
Clothing skivvies, [plural] underwear consisting of this shirt or a T-shirt and shorts.

skiv•vy¹ (skiv′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vies. [Informal.]

ClothingAlso called skiv′vy shirt′. a man's cotton T-shirt.
Clothing skivvies, underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts.
Clothinga thin sweater with a round neck, usually worn over a blouse, turtleneck, or the like.

Also, scivvy.

origin, originally uncertain 1925–30

skiv•vy² (skiv′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vies, v., -vied, -vy•ing. [Brit. Disparaging.]
n.

British Terms, Sex and Gendera female servant, esp. a chambermaid.

v.i.

British Terms, Sex and Genderto work as a skivvy.

origin, originally uncertain 1910–15

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skivvy /ˈskɪvɪ/ n ( pl -vies)

chiefly Brit often derogatory a servant, esp female, who does menial work of all kinds; drudge

vb ( -vies, -vying, -vied)

(intransitive) Brit to work as a skivvy

Etymology: 20th Century: of unknown origin

skivvy /ˈskɪvɪ/ n ( pl -vies)

Austral NZ a garment resembling a sweater with long sleeves and a polo neck, usually made of stretch cotton or cotton and polyester

Etymology: of unknown origin

'skivvy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

scivvy

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