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Noun: skivvies
Usage: N. Amer
  1. (used in the plural) men's underwear consisting of cotton undershirt and underpants
    "He packed extra skivvies for the camping trip"
Noun: skivvy  ski-vee
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. A female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work
    "The poor skivvy worked from dawn to dusk, cooking and cleaning for the household";
    - slavey [Brit, archaic]
Verb: skivvy  ski-vee
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. To work as a servant, especially doing menial household tasks
    "She skivvied for the wealthy family to make ends meet"

Type of: domestic, domestic help, house servant, underclothes, underclothing, underthings, underwear

Encyclopedia: Skivvies

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