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civvy

[ siv-ee ]

/ ˈsɪv i /

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noun, plural civ·vies.

civvies. Also civies. civilian clothes.

a civilian.

Origin of civvy

First recorded in 1885–90; civ(ilian) + -y²

Words nearby civvy

civils, civism, civitan, civitas, civitavecchia, civvy, ciénaga, cj, cja, cjd, ck

Example sentences from the Web for civvies

On the seventh day, they wore “civvies,” typically trousers and a polo shirt.

In Tom Cruise Divorce, Scientology Loses Fashion Icons |Rebecca Dana |July 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
And then you go change into your civvies and join your new friends for dinner, moving from the inner sanctum to the dining room.

Inside Spain's Most Legendary Kitchen |Katie Workman |August 25, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
He was in civvies, the jeans and sweater I normally thought of him wearing, but he had his service ribbons pinned to his breast.

Little Brother |Cory Doctorow
Nevertheless, if I were in civvies, you'd have permitted the waiter to cut my steak.

The Pride of Palomar |Peter B. Kyne

Granted as 'e can't walk about naked; granted as 'e 'asn't got a suit o' civvies of 'is own—wot is 'e to do?

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 |Various
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw another man, younger in appearance and looking like an Army officer in civvies, approach him.

Four-Day Planet |Henry Beam Piper
When we first come out, I thought all the Belgian civvies a lot o' bloody cowards takin' cover whenever Fritz came over.

Combed Out |Fritz August Voigt

British Dictionary definitions for civvies

civvy

/ (ˈsɪvɪ) /

noun plural civvies slang

a civilian

(plural) civilian dress as opposed to uniform

civvy street civilian life