skive off

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skive off

verb skives off · skiving off · skived off

Ireland, UK, informal To skive; to play truant; to slack off.
Similar: bump off, bunk out, bunk off, play hooky

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@misc{skive_off_2026,
  title = {skive off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skive%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}