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skivvying Definition


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skivvy (colloq)
noun skivvies
    1. derog
      A servant, especially a woman, who does unpleasant household jobs.
    (especially US)
    2. slang
      A man's undervest.
    (Austral)
    (NZ)
    3. A knitted cotton polo-necked sweater.
verb
    intr
    skivvies, skivvied, skivvying
    1. To work as, or as if as, a skivvy.
Etymology: Early 20c.



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