Word of the day: skive

I heard this new-to-me word on The Bugle podcast. I like it very much.

skive
Noun. An evasion of one's tasks, a period of shirking.
Verb. To evade doing one's work or duties, to truant. E.g."Every Friday afternoon you can guarantee he'll be skiving and getting drunk down the pub.

Former London Mayor, (Red) Ken Livingstone used it to describe diplomats who are refusing to pay London congestion fees.