skivvies
pronunciation
How to pronounce skivvies in British English:
UK [s'kɪvɪz]
How to pronounce skivvies in American English:
US [s'kɪvɪz]
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- Noun:
- men's underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts
Word Origin
- skivvies (n.)
- "underwear," 1932, nautical slang, of unknown origin. An earlier skivvy/skivey was London slang for "female domestic servant" (1902).
Example
- 1. So changing your skivvies can change your luck ?
- 2. I need to get a new pair of skivvies .
- 3. Moving the capital to the middle of the country means an end to the reverse upstairs , downstairs that has the poshos underneath the skivvies .
- 4. I only got my skivvies on underneath.take the suit off !
- 5. I only got my skivvies on underneath .