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SKIVVIES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skivvies mean?
• SKIVVIES (noun)
The noun SKIVVIES has 1 sense:
1. (used in the plural) men's underwear consisting of cotton undershirt and underpants
Familiarity information: SKIVVIES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used in the plural) men's underwear consisting of cotton undershirt and underpants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("skivvies" is a kind of...):
underclothes; underclothing; underwear (undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
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