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
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Recent Examples of skivvies
That is, before a portal tears through his door and Malevola, Invisigal, and Royd walk in to catch him in his skivvies.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Riff Raff the butler, his moody sister Magenta, pajamas-wearing Columbia and, the creature in the golden skivvies?
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
The Grammy-winning musician, 32, stripped down to her skivvies for a sexy new campaign with Calvin Klein.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
In an interview with GQ, Malone admitted that stripping down to his skivvies was a bit intimidating.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Storekeepers lost your skivvies or turned them from white to gray by washing them with the colors?
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Riff Raff the butler, his moody sister Magenta, pajamas-wearing Columbia and, the creature in the golden skivvies?
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
The Grammy-winning musician, 32, stripped down to her skivvies for a sexy new campaign with Calvin Klein.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
In an interview with GQ, Malone admitted that stripping down to his skivvies was a bit intimidating.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Storekeepers lost your skivvies or turned them from white to gray by washing them with the colors?
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skivvies
Noun
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However, the complaint claims neither Carnival’s cabin stewards nor the housekeepers ever took any action.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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The children's longtime nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, and the housekeepers will likely stay on other smaller properties on the estate, the outlet reported.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Elsewhere in the castle, Malcolm’s sister, Maura Grant, comes across Dougal shtupping one of her maids up against a wall.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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As such, the race is on to get these budding butlers, maids, and models into the workforce.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Skivvies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skivvies. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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