Skivvy

//ˈskɪvi// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work. dated
"And then Somerset looked at the boys′ skivvy, and saw a well set up young woman with a red round face, an angry face just then but underneath the anger a pleasant one."
2
a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work wordnet
3
A prostitute. slang
4
A close-fitting, long-sleeved T-shirt with a rolled collar. Australia, New-Zealand, US
"Then dark blood squirts from a little hole in Sergeant Gerheim's chest. The red blood blossoms into his white skivvy shirt like a beautiful flower."

Verb

1
To perform menial work; to do chores, like a servant. intransitive
"We went out by turns, or sent out the apprentices who skivvied for us, to fetch in roast pork […]"

Synonyms

beau broad courtesan creature of the night drab gigolo

Example

""No, you clean it! I'm not your skivvy!" she said."

Related phrases

skivvy house domestic servant polo neck t shirt

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