Meaning of “skivvy” in the English Dictionary

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"skivvy" in English

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uk /ˈskɪv.i/ us /ˈskɪv.i/

› [ C ] UK informal a person, in the past a female servant, who does the dirty and unpleasant jobs in a house, such as cleaning:

He treats me like a skivvy.

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› [ C ] Australian English a tight-fitting piece of clothing for the top part of the body, made of knitted cotton, with a high, round collar

skivvies [ plural ] US informal

› men's underwear

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uk /ˈskɪv.i/ us /ˈskɪv.i/ UK informal

› to do the dirty, unpleasant jobs in the house:

I'm not going to skivvy for you any more.

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(Definition of “skivvy” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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