diff --git a/utils/_decorators.py b/utils/_decorators.py
index b80d407518..dbbf822614 100644
--- a/utils/_decorators.py
+++ b/utils/_decorators.py
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ def _ensure_jira_ticket_as_reason(item, reason: str):
         pytest.exit(f"Please set a jira ticket for {nodeid}, instead of reason: {reason}", 1)
 
 
-def _get_expected_failure_item(item, skip_reason, noxfail):
+def _get_expected_failure_item(item, skip_reason, skip_test):
     if inspect.isfunction(item) or inspect.isclass(item):
         if not hasattr(item, "pytestmark"):
             setattr(item, "pytestmark", [])
 
-        if noxfail:
+        if skip_test:
             item.pytestmark.append(pytest.mark.skip(reason=skip_reason))
         else:
             item.pytestmark.append(pytest.mark.xfail(reason=skip_reason))
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def _get_expected_failure_item(item, skip_reason, noxfail):
     return item
 
 
-def _should_skip(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None):
+def _expected_to_fail(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None):
     if condition is False:
         return False
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def _should_skip(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None):
     return True
 
 
-def decorator(skip, noxfail, condition, decorator_type, reason, function_or_class):
+def decorator(expected_to_fail, skip_test, condition, decorator_type, reason, function_or_class):
     if inspect.isclass(function_or_class):
         assert condition is not None, _MANIFEST_ERROR_MESSAGE
 
@@ -102,29 +102,29 @@ def decorator(skip, noxfail, condition, decorator_type, reason, function_or_clas
         _ensure_jira_ticket_as_reason(function_or_class, reason)
 
     full_reason = decorator_type if reason is None else f"{decorator_type} ({reason})"
-    if not skip:
+    if not expected_to_fail:
         return function_or_class
-    return _get_expected_failure_item(function_or_class, full_reason, noxfail)
+    return _get_expected_failure_item(function_or_class, full_reason, skip_test)
 
 
 def missing_feature(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None, force_skip: bool = False):
     """decorator, allow to mark a test function/class as missing"""
-    skip = _should_skip(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
-    return partial(decorator, skip, force_skip, condition, "missing_feature", reason)
+    expected_to_fail = _expected_to_fail(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
+    return partial(decorator, expected_to_fail, force_skip, condition, "missing_feature", reason)
 
 
 def incomplete_test_app(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None):
     """Decorator, allow to mark a test function/class as not compatible with the tested application"""
-    skip = _should_skip(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
-    noxfail = False
-    return partial(decorator, skip, noxfail, condition, "incomplete_test_app", reason)
+    expected_to_fail = _expected_to_fail(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
+    skip_test = False
+    return partial(decorator, expected_to_fail, skip_test, condition, "incomplete_test_app", reason)
 
 
 def irrelevant(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None):
     """decorator, allow to mark a test function/class as not relevant"""
-    skip = _should_skip(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
-    noxfail = True
-    return partial(decorator, skip, noxfail, condition, "irrelevant", reason)
+    expected_to_fail = _expected_to_fail(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
+    skip_test = True
+    return partial(decorator, expected_to_fail, skip_test, condition, "irrelevant", reason)
 
 
 def bug(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None, force_skip: bool = False):
@@ -132,17 +132,15 @@ def bug(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None, force_sk
     Decorator, allow to mark a test function/class as an known bug.
     The test is executed, and if it passes, and warning is reported
     """
-
-    expected_to_fail = _should_skip(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
+    expected_to_fail = _expected_to_fail(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
     return partial(decorator, expected_to_fail, force_skip, condition, "bug", reason)
 
 
 def flaky(condition=None, library=None, weblog_variant=None, reason=None):
     """Decorator, allow to mark a test function/class as a known bug, and skip it"""
-
-    skip = _should_skip(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
-    noxfail = True
-    return partial(decorator, skip, noxfail, condition, "flaky", reason)
+    expected_to_fail = _expected_to_fail(library=library, weblog_variant=weblog_variant, condition=condition)
+    skip_test = True
+    return partial(decorator, expected_to_fail, skip_test, condition, "flaky", reason)
 
 
 def released(
@@ -223,16 +221,16 @@ def compute_declaration(only_for_library, component_name, declaration, tested_ve
             for reason in skip_reasons:
                 if reason.startswith("flaky"):
                     _ensure_jira_ticket_as_reason(test_class, reason[7:-1])
-                    return _get_expected_failure_item(test_class, reason, noxfail=True)
+                    return _get_expected_failure_item(test_class, reason, skip_test=True)
 
                 if reason.startswith("irrelevant"):
-                    return _get_expected_failure_item(test_class, reason, noxfail=True)
+                    return _get_expected_failure_item(test_class, reason, skip_test=True)
 
                 # Otherwise, it's either bug, or missing_feature. Take the first one
                 if reason.startswith("bug"):
                     _ensure_jira_ticket_as_reason(test_class, reason[5:-1])
 
-                return _get_expected_failure_item(test_class, reason, noxfail=False)
+                return _get_expected_failure_item(test_class, reason, skip_test=False)
 
         return test_class