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Rareskive
The correct spelling is skive.
How to pronounce skive
/ˈskaɪv/
nounIPA: /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.Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty.
- 2.An act of avoiding lessons or work.
- 3.A rotating iron disk coated with oil and diamond dust used to polish the facets of a diamond.
- 4.An angled cut or bevel at the edge of something.
verb
- 1.To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
- 2.To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of.
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