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Meaning of "skivvies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKIVVIES

skivvies  [ˈskɪvɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKIVVIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skivvies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SKIVVIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

skivvies

Undergarment

Undergarments are clothes worn under other clothes, often directly next to the skin. They keep outer garments from being soiled by bodily secretions and discharges, shape the body, and provide support for parts of it. In cold weather, long underwear is sometimes worn to provide additional warmth. Some undergarments are intended for erotic effect. Special types of undergarments have religious significance. Some items of clothing are designed as undergarments, while others, such as T-shirts and certain types of shorts, are appropriate both as undergarments and as outer clothing. If made of suitable material, some undergarments can serve as nightwear or swimsuits. Undergarments are generally of two types, those that are worn to cover the torso and those that are worn to cover the waist and legs, though garments which cover both also are available. Different styles of undergarments are generally worn by women and men. Undergarments commonly worn by women today include brassieres and panties, while men often wear briefs or boxers. Items commonly worn by both sexes include T-shirts, sleeveless shirts, bikini underwear, thongs, and G-strings.

Definition of skivvies in the English dictionary

The definition of skivvies in the dictionary is men's underwear.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKIVVIES


anchovies
ˈæntʃəvɪz
bivvies
ˈbɪvɪz
civies
ˈsɪvɪz
civvies
ˈsɪvɪz
gravies
ˈɡreɪvɪz
heavies
ˈhevɪz
stovies
ˈstovɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKIVVIES

skirtings
skirtless
skirtlike
skit
skitch
skite
skitter
skittery
skittish
skittishly
skittishness
skittle
skittle alley
skittle out
skittles
skive
skiver
skivie
skivvied
skivvy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKIVVIES

bevies
bevvies
cavies
chevies
chivies
chivvies
colluvies
Davies
divvies
envies
ingluvies
ivies
levies
luvvies
navies
navvies
privies
savvies
the heavies
vies

Synonyms and antonyms of skivvies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skivvies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKIVVIES

Find out the translation of skivvies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skivvies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skivvies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

skivvies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skivvies
570 millions of speakers

English

skivvies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skivvies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الملابس الداخلية للرجال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мужское нижнее белье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cuecas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skivvies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-vêtements d´homme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skivvies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skivvies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skivvies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skivvies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skivvies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skivvies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skivvies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कीव्हज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

skivvies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

skivvies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skivvies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чоловіча нижня білизна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skivvies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

skivvies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skivvies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skivvies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skivvies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skivvies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIVVIES»

The term «skivvies» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.829 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKIVVIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skivvies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skivvies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skivvies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKIVVIES»

Discover the use of skivvies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skivvies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Anywhere But Here
“Just strip down to your skivvies. It's just me. I've already seen your skivvies.” Smoothie's seen my skivvies. Smoothie's seen my skivvies. Smoothie's seen my skivvies. I have never been in my underwear in front of anyone but for Richard, and ...
Jenny Gardiner, 2010
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Steely Eyed Killers of the Deep:
1957. --. Operation. Skivvies. As I remember it, on Nautilus' first west coast trip in May of 1957 we were to demonstrate the wonderful world of submerged unlim- ited endurance of nuclear power to the Pacific fleet anti-submarine warfare forces .
Tommy Robinson, 2013
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LIFE
"* LIFE Did you know that you have shared your Jockey production with the Navy ? Here at Cooper's we have made hundreds of thousands of "skivvies," the seagoing undershirts of the Navy. That's why Jockeys are scarce for "civvies" ( civilian ...
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
skivvies | skunk juice; skunk juicer; skunk junker 892 • Chugging large doses of non-prescription cough syrup, such as Robitussin DM, known as Robo-tripping, or eating Coricidin tablets that mimic the appearance of the popular candy Skittles, ...
Tom Dalzell, 2008
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Weekend Entrepreneur: 101 Great Ways to Earn Extra Cash
In November of 2003 Noelle officially started her own women's clothing company, called In Your Skivvies, and designed and launched the web site www.inyour skivvies.com. Noelle struck gold, and her investment of $50,000 was recouped in  ...
Michelle Anton, Jennifer Sander, 2006
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S.H.E.L.L. : Sub-human Experimental Life Laboratory
"I want you to realize that the folk 'round here don't take to kindly to skivvies poking in their affairs.” "Skivvies?" Zane was er lexed. P P "Uh—huh." Nelson sucked air through his teeth. "Outsiders. Drifters. Spics. Niggers. However you say it, ...
William Perry Blake, 2005
7
The Life and Loves of a United States Naval Aviator
from prying eyes. since we had come unprepared, we guys swam in our skivvies and the girls swam in their dainties with one guy left ashore to guard our belongings. i don't believe skinny dipping had been invented yet. i wasn't about to put ...
Captain Harry Carter, 2012
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UNIFORMS
We were told to take off all our clothes, except our Skivvies andsocks. Then theytook a black Magic Markerand wrote a big number onour chest. We hadto empty the contents ofour wallets and take off any, and all, jewelry. I had ahigh school ...
David G. Duchesneau, 2014
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LIFE
SKIVVIES Pak-nit underwear for men and boys keep their original size— wash after wash— and no matter how they're dried! SKIVVIES Pak-nit underwear won't shrink- not even 1 % in length by Government Standard Test 7550 (CCC-T-191b)  ...
10
Be Amazing
To give them away, a pair of listeners had to come downtown and stand in front of the radio station, in their skivvies, in the dead of winter. Our radio station faced a major street through downtown. We had two takers, both were guys. So these ...
Jim Anaple, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKIVVIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skivvies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch Laura Benanti and The Skivvies Sound Off on Phone Usage …
Tony-winning Broadway actress Laura Benanti has joined forces with singing duo The Skivvies to add their two cents to the controversy over cell phone use in ... «Playbill.com, Jul 15»
2
Nick Cearley on playing Puck, gay pride month, The Skivvies
He'll be on the road playing Alex Moore in the one-man show "Buyer & Cellar" in between playing short tours with his band, The Skivvies. The playful duo, which ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
3
Skivvies Star Takes On Barbra Streisand in Buyer & Cellar
Actor-musician Nick Cearley, one half of the stripped-down musical duo The Skivvies, stars in B Street Theatre's staging of the Jonathan Tolins one-man comedy ... «Playbill.com, Apr 15»
4
Drug stash spills out of skivvies
Drug stash spills out of skivvies. Rosie Mullaley: Published on March 06, 2015. Share 0. 1 Comment; Send to a friend; Print. St. John's man arrested in pool hall ... «The Telegram, Mar 15»
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BWW Interview: The Skivvies Strip Down for a Florida Mini-Tour
Later this month, The Skivvies are doing a mini-Florida tour, and with the snow in New York, can you blame them? They will be performing at Sarasota ... «Broadway World, Mar 15»
6
The Skivvies, Barb Jungr, Jinkx Monsoon & More Nominated for …
The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs will present the 29th Annual MAC Awards on Thursday, March 26st, at 7:30pm, at B.B King Blues Club & Grill in ... «Broadway World, Feb 15»
7
The Skivvies Coming to The Abbey Next Month
The Skivvies Coming to The Abbey Next Month The Skivvies make their Orlando debut at The Abbey with their award-winning and critically acclaimed new show ... «Broadway World, Feb 15»
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Skivvies Strip Down Stars from Wicked, Pippin and Matilda Tonight …
Erik Altemus (Pippin), Randy Harrison (Wicked) and Lesli Margherita (Matilda) join the stripped-down musical duo The Skivvies for their Feb. 20 late-night gig at ... «Playbill.com, Feb 15»
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The Skivvies Will Go Gold With Laura Benanti, Sierra Boggess and …
Tony Award winners Laura Benanti and Lena Hall are among the stars who will strip down with The Skivvies when the musical duo make their 42West debut ... «Playbill.com, Dec 14»
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Santa Skivvies Run Coming This Saturday
Get ready for some scantily-clad Santas coming your way over the weekend, as the 6th annual Santa Skivvies Run is coming up this Saturday, December 6th. «Hoodline, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Skivvies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/skivvies>. Apr 2024 ».
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