skive 

Danish slang for snuff (a form of tobacco). mostly heard about on a danish boarding school.

person 1: can I have a "skive"?
person 2: sry only have one left

skive by Iwantedtowritethisstuff September 6, 2021

Skive 

To drink from someone else's water bottle without touching your mouth to it.

"Oi John, can I skive some of your water?"
"Fuck off mate should've brought your own!"

Skive by slangman124 July 20, 2025

Skive 

(British) The action of drinking from somebody else's water bottle without touching your lips to it.

"John I forgot to bring water can I skive some of yours?"
"Piss off mate theres barely any left."

Skive by slangman124 July 21, 2025

Skive Diving 

The action of tripping or otherwise stumbling while running in an attempt to skive off work or avoid someone who will confront you about said skiving, ending up on the floor.

Yeah, he tripped right over the rug and faceplanted running. That's dedication to skive diving.

Skive Diving by sweetietweet March 12, 2011

Skive off 

To skip or play hooky

Let’s skive off school and get McDonalds!

Skive off by woahdicks February 6, 2018

Skive By 

Skive By, Skive-By or Skiveby
(Skive - A British slang word for for evading a responsibility or task, avoiding work by staying away or leaving early; it's often heard in the form "skive off")

Based on word Drive-By (as in Drive-by shooting)

To visit your parents or friend(s) for a favour (usually money, possibly drugs) of purely selfish and non-essential nature.Say, to borrow money to spend on a night out with friends rather than for urgent bills or an emergency.

To visit someone purely for self gain , to get something, rather than out of niceness or friendship

"I just have to do a Skive By of my mums so i can get some booze tonight" Said Karen after picking up Lucy for a big night out.

Justin did a Skive-by of Warrens, he knew warren would have some extacy pipes to sell.

Skive By by Ben C.L. October 30, 2007

Live Skive 

To pull a bunk, or skive, from official commitments to play the latest multiplayer game on XBox Live (or equivalent multiplayer network).

"I've got Live Skive tomorrow. Just a few more games to get my 50, then I'll be a General."

Live Skive by gamergimp January 7, 2008