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skiv⋅vy
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[skiv-ee] 
–noun, plural -vies. Informal.
| 1. | Also called skivvy shirt. a man's cotton T-shirt. |
| 2. | skivvies, underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts. |
| 3. | a thin sweater with a round neck, usually worn over a blouse, turtleneck, or the like. |
skiv⋅vy
2 [skiv-ee] noun, plural -vies, verb, -vied, -vy⋅ing. British Disparaging.–noun
| 1. | a female servant, esp. a chambermaid. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to work as a skivvy. |
Origin:
1910–15; orig. uncert.
1910–15; orig. uncert.
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| Skiv·vies (skĭv'ēz) A trademark used for underwear. This trademark often occurs in lowercase in print: "About 500 yards away, on three destroyers snubbed up to the dock, men were clambering on the deck in their skivvies" (Smithsonian). |
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skivvies
"underwear," 1932, nautical slang, of unknown origin. An earlier skivvy/skivey was London slang for "female domestic servant" (1902).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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