skivvies


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skiv·vies

 (skĭv′ēz)
pl.n. Informal
Underwear.

[Originally a trademark.]
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Noun1.Skivvies - men's underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts
underclothes, underclothing, underwear - undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
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But when the Tories and their Lib Dem skivvies came in, the repayments were made in cuts to public spending and tax breaks for the rich.
Sean Marz wore sequins, an algae crown and sea shells covering his skivvies.
And those who want disposable skivvies should shut up shop toute suite.
He then stripped off his skivvies, leaving but the tiniest of jock straps.
Strap it on, even if you're just wearing your skivvies, and you're good to go.
Events include a Karaoke contest at Skivvies, a Topeka Pride social at J & J Gallery, and a drag show at Serendipity.
For example, one photo showed a six-pack priest lowering his white skivvies while taking a selfie with a painting of an angelic battle as the background.
They are human rubbish and IS leaders are treating them as mere skivvies." Frederick Forsyth on people from Britain who are fighting for the Islamic State.
They are human rubbish and IS leaders are treating them as mere skivvies"- Writer Frederick Forsyth on people from Britain who have volunteered to fight for the Islamic State rebel army.
They are human rubbish and IS leaders are treating them as mere skivvies" Writer Frederick Forsyth, above, on people from Britain who have volunteered to fight for the Islamic State rebel army "It is pretty corrupt, pretty shocking: the kind of thing my grandmother would probably avert her eyes from" Actress Rosamund Pike talking about her sex scene in a new film
London, Aug 5 ( ANI ): Cristiano Ronaldo's brand CR7 is promoting its second collection of underwear by projecting his bare-chested images wearing the skivvies around seven major cities.
Surely they've got more pressing problems to sort out than trying to turn children into unpaid skivvies?