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Unread 03-27-2007, 09:27 AM   #14
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Originally posted by tacfoley
Veneered Mr Heinz - quite correct. In English as spoken here in UK, a 'skivvy' is not a set of working clothes, but a low-grade menial worker who is paid a pittance for working a 23-hour day.

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In English as spoken here in the U.S.A. "Skivvies" are Navy underwear. Specifically... Boxer Shorts.


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