civvy
noun
none civvies Also civies civilian clothes.
civvies
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pluralof civvy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“I’ve been in the army 14 years and I chose to join. These guys are all civvies … and we are investing everything we can because we know they are going to need it.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
At the Bataclan five months earlier, when I had met him, he had been relaxing with a drink, in his "civvies".
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2017
Hams put on his civvies, boarded his plane and returned to his wife and life in Minnesota.
From Washington Times ● May 7, 2016
Except it wasn't, in fact, because host Paul Gambaccini and critic Matt Wolf were broadcasting live in their civvies from a dressing room at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2011
But here, in a library and in his civvies, he wasn’t so frightening, was some-how ... denatured.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
