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 […]"
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples""No, you clean it! I'm not your skivvy!" she said."