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单词 skivvies
释义

skivvies

plural noun

skiv·​vies ˈski-vēz How to pronounce skivvies (audio)
US, informal
: underwear
The swelter of summer can tempt even the most modest among us to strip down to our skivvies Oriana Schwindt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Oscar skivvies Harris recalls stripping down to his underwear for a skit when hosted the Oscars in 2015. Marc Malkin, Variety, 30 July 2022 RiRi's Savage x Fenty ambassadors and loyal customers have no problem getting in their skivvies for some content. Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2022 In August last year, the New York Times bestselling author stripped down to her skivvies to give an important message to her followers on Instagram about positive body image in the age of filters and other editing apps often used on social media. Olivia Jakiel, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022 Over their skivvies, pilots wear a one-piece CWU 27/P Nomex flight suit. Cory Graff, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2021 Find a secluded body of water and shed your skivvies before diving in. Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 17 Aug. 2020

Word History

Etymology

from Skivvies, former trademark

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

skivvies

noun

plural of skivvy, British
as in housekeepers
a female domestic servant the pop star's image as a working-class hero strains credulity now that he owns a large estate with an army of cooks, butlers, and skivvies to attend to his every want

Synonyms & Similar Words

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