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skivvy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun skivvy has 1 sense
- skivvy(n = noun.person) slavey - a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work; Array is a kind of domestic, domestic help, house servant
OXFORD DICTIONARY
skivvy, n. (pl. -ies)
1 Brit. colloq. derog. a female domestic servant.
2 US a a thin high-necked long-sleeved garment. b (in pl.) underwear of vest and underpants.
1 Brit. colloq. derog. a female domestic servant.
2 US a a thin high-necked long-sleeved garment. b (in pl.) underwear of vest and underpants.
Etymology
20th c.: orig. unkn.
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