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
(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.
Justin did a Skive-by of Warrens, he knew warren would have some extacy pipes to sell.
by Ben C.L. October 14, 2007
by The Charming but Unproductive one March 02, 2005
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.
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.
Taking 2 hours for lunch instead of 1 and getting a collegue to cover for you.
Leaving work earlier than you should, and hoping your boss doesn't notice.
Calling in sick to work, then going out for an all day pub crawl.
Leaving work earlier than you should, and hoping your boss doesn't notice.
Calling in sick to work, then going out for an all day pub crawl.
by Siona Beht June 22, 2004
by Gumba Gumba February 23, 2004
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.
by First timer November 10, 2009
The Weasley's skiving pills could give you any number of excuses to get out of school, including a fever, a bad rash or diarrhea.
by jdsmsl August 10, 2005
by ThatGirlWhoMakesUpWords February 07, 2018