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skive

The correct spelling is skive.

How to pronounce skive

/ˈskaɪv/
noun

IPA: /ˈskaɪv/

Say it like: Ski-ve

The correct spelling is skive. Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty. For example: "Mr Smith's history classes are a total skive."

Usage Examples

Mr Smith's history classes are a total skive.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty.
  2. 2.An act of avoiding lessons or work.
  3. 3.A rotating iron disk coated with oil and diamond dust used to polish the facets of a diamond.
  4. 4.An angled cut or bevel at the edge of something.

verb

  1. 1.To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
  2. 2.To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of.

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