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skivvy

(ˈskɪvɪ)

n, pl -vies

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

vb, -vies, -vying or -vied

(intr) Brit to work as a skivvy

[C20: of unknown origin]

skivvy

(ˈskɪvɪ)

n, pl -vies

1. (Clothing & Fashion) slang chiefly US a man's T-shirt or vest

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) slang chiefly US men's underwear

3. (Clothing & Fashion) Austral and NZ 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

[of unknown origin]

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skiv•vy

(ˈskɪv i)

n., pl. -vies.

1. Also called skiv′vy shirt`. a knit shirt with a small placket at the neck.

2. skivvies, underwear consisting of this or a T-shirt and shorts.

[1925–30; orig. obscure]

skivvy

Past participle: skivvied
Gerund: skivvying

Imperative
skivvy
skivvy

Present
I skivvy
you skivvy
he/she/it skivvies
we skivvy
you skivvy
they skivvy

Preterite
I skivvied
you skivvied
he/she/it skivvied
we skivvied
you skivvied
they skivvied

Present Continuous
I am skivvying
you are skivvying
he/she/it is skivvying
we are skivvying
you are skivvying
they are skivvying

Present Perfect
I have skivvied
you have skivvied
he/she/it has skivvied
we have skivvied
you have skivvied
they have skivvied

Past Continuous
I was skivvying
you were skivvying
he/she/it was skivvying
we were skivvying
you were skivvying
they were skivvying

Past Perfect
I had skivvied
you had skivvied
he/she/it had skivvied
we had skivvied
you had skivvied
they had skivvied

Future
I will skivvy
you will skivvy
he/she/it will skivvy
we will skivvy
you will skivvy
they will skivvy

Future Perfect
I will have skivvied
you will have skivvied
he/she/it will have skivvied
we will have skivvied
you will have skivvied
they will have skivvied

Future Continuous
I will be skivvying
you will be skivvying
he/she/it will be skivvying
we will be skivvying
you will be skivvying
they will be skivvying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been skivvying
you have been skivvying
he/she/it has been skivvying
we have been skivvying
you have been skivvying
they have been skivvying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been skivvying
you will have been skivvying
he/she/it will have been skivvying
we will have been skivvying
you will have been skivvying
they will have been skivvying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been skivvying
you had been skivvying
he/she/it had been skivvying
we had been skivvying
you had been skivvying
they had been skivvying

Conditional
I would skivvy
you would skivvy
he/she/it would skivvy
we would skivvy
you would skivvy
they would skivvy

Past Conditional
I would have skivvied
you would have skivvied
he/she/it would have skivvied
we would have skivvied
you would have skivvied
they would have skivvied

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Noun

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

slavey

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

domestic, domestic help, house servant - a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

Translations

skivvy

[ˈskɪvɪ] N (pej) → esclava f del hogar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

skivvy

n (Brit inf) → Dienstmagd f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

skivvy

[ˈskɪvɪ] n (esp Brit) (fam, pej) → sguattera

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