skivvy

skivvy¹

n pl -vies

Chiefly Brit often contemptuous a servant, esp a female, who does menial work of all kinds; drudge

vb -vies, -vying, -vied

(intr) Brit to work as a skivvy

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skivvy²

n pl -vies

1. (Clothing & Fashion) Slang chiefly US a man's T-shirt or vest

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) Slang chiefly US men's underwear

3. (Clothing & Fashion) Austral and NZ a garment resembling a sweater with long sleeves and a polo neck, usually made of stretch cotton or cotton and polyester and worn by either sex

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

skivvy - a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work slavey Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom domestic, domestic help, house servant - a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

Translations

skivvy [ˈskɪvɪ] N (pej) → esclava f del hogar

skivvy

n (Brit inf) → Dienstmagd f

skivvy [ˈskɪvɪ] n (esp Brit) (fam, pej) → sguattera