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   skivvy

   /ˈskɪvi/

   noun

   • 1. a female domestic servant who performs menial tasks: informal British "I found a job as a maid-of-all-work, a skivvy"
   • ▪ a person doing work that is poorly paid and considered menial: "I'm really the office skivvy"
   • 2. a lightweight high-necked long-sleeved garment. US, Australian
   • ▪ a T-shirt or short-sleeved vest.
   • 3. underwear consisting of a vest and underpants. trademark in US

   verb

   • 1. do menial household tasks; work as a skivvy: informal British "I was skivvying for that Brixton family"

   Word Origin early 20th century: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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