SKIVVY

skivvy, slavey

(noun) a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

skivvy (plural skivvies)

(dated) A female domestic servant, especially one employed for menial work.

(military slang, Vietnam War) A prostitute.

(Australia, New Zealand) A close-fitting, long-sleeved T-shirt with a rolled collar.

Verb

skivvy (third-person singular simple present skivvies, present participle skivvying, simple past and past participle skivvied)

(intransitive) To perform menial work; to do chores, like a servant.

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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