Skive
-
The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the
facets of the gem. -
To avoid work but still [appearing] [as though] you are [doing something].
-
Doing anything but that which you are supposed to be doing during a specific time frame.
E.G Pretending to do something for which you are being payed for, such as a your job, but instead doing other things (like [having a laugh], [phoning] your friends, hiding from your boss, surfing the internet, playing computer games, having a sly cigarette) that are totally unrelated or unconected to that which is within your [job description].
-
v. (mainly [Brit].) To go [AWOL] and present an [obscure] excuse upon return.
-
To be [absent] from work or school during the hours that you should normally be there for purposes that have nothing to do with your work or education activities. Used a lot in the [construction] [industry].
-
[The English] term for [faking] [sickness] just so you can miss school/work
-
to [vomit], [throw up] [etc].
Explore More Definitions
Browse our collection of 300,000+ community-written definitions