What does "Skive" mean?

Avoid work, shirk duties To avoid work or responsibilities, especially school or work.

How do you use "Skive" in a sentence?

Skiving off work. Caught them skiving.

Skive

Slang Term British ★★★★☆ Common Casual

Meaning: Avoid work, shirk duties

逃避工作，偷懒

Escaquearse, hacer novillos

サボる、怠ける

땡땡이치다, 일을 빼먹다

To avoid work or responsibilities, especially school or work.

逃避工作或责任，尤其是逃学或旷工。

Evitar el trabajo o las responsabilidades, especialmente faltar a clase o al trabajo.

仕事や責任を避けること。特に学校や仕事をサボること。

일이나 책임을 회피하는 것, 특히 학교나 직장에서.

Examples

Skiving off work.
在旷工
escaqueándose del trabajo
仕事をサボっている
일 땡땡이치고 있어.
Caught them skiving.
抓到他们偷懒了
les pillaron escaqueándose
サボっているのを見つけた
땡땡이치다 들켰다.

Pronunciation

/skaɪv/

Usage Guide

Context: work avoidance

Tone: critical

✓ Do Say

Criticizing laziness
批评偷懒时使用
para criticar la pereza
怠けていることを批判する時に使う
게으름을 비판할 때

✗ Don't Say

Formal
正式场合不使用
No se usa en contextos formales
フォーマルな場では使わない
격식체

Common Mistakes

British term

Origin & History

British, possibly from French 'esquiver' (to dodge).

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: All classes

Pop culture: British schools

Regional notes: British.

Variations

SkiveSkive offSkiver