[Red Badger]

Does ‘skivvies’ mean something different in UK than USA?.............

[DariusBane]

UK informal. a person, in the past a female servant, who does the dirty and unpleasant jobs in a house, such as cleaning: He treats me like a skivvy

I had to look it up :)

[Ozymandias Ghost]

“Does ‘skivvies’ mean something different in UK than USA?.............”
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Yep ...always heard my father refer to that as slang for underwear ...in GB/UK it apparently refers to a “low ranking female servant” ...or a “maid,” I presume.

[Sacajaweau]

In the UK...it’s like a servant...though usually female.