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
The two can be seen sharing kisses, showering and snuggling up — all in their skivvies.
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Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
In new photos from the Very VS Valentine’s campaign released on Wednesday, January 7, Bieber taps into her inner Victoria’s Secret Angel while stripping down to her skivvies.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
That is, before a portal tears through his door and Malevola, Invisigal, and Royd walk in to catch him in his skivvies.
—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
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
Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
In new photos from the Very VS Valentine’s campaign released on Wednesday, January 7, Bieber taps into her inner Victoria’s Secret Angel while stripping down to her skivvies.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
That is, before a portal tears through his door and Malevola, Invisigal, and Royd walk in to catch him in his skivvies.
—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
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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The service From the smiles that greet travellers at the front door to the housekeepers, restaurant staff, and pool attendants, there’s a sense of friendliness here that cascades down from the effortlessly charming general manager, Pep Lozano.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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King also said in recent years the hospital doubled the number of housekeepers per shift in its emergency department, and also increased the number of its emergency department transporters by 2%.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Made up of several former maids’ rooms with strange proportions, this 323-square-foot Paris apartment that Atelier Opale recently redesigned started off confused and charmless.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
20 Jan. 2026
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Usher is a role akin to a general manager of the building, overseeing everything from food service to construction and managing a staff of about 90, including butlers, maids, housekeepers, chefs, curators and engineers.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
7 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Skivvies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skivvies. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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