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Definition of a skive
skive
noun
- skiver -- one who skives on a regular basis. UK origin.
Last edited on Mar 26 2013. Submitted by Kim M. from Sydney, NSW, Australia on Jan 19 2003.
verb - ambitransitive
- to purposefully not attend school with no formal reason. UK origin.
Shall we skive English today?
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Last edited on Mar 26 2013. Submitted by Kim M. from Sydney, NSW, Australia on Jan 19 2003.
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