civvies
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈsɪviz/
- Slang
- He changed out of his uniform and into his civvies before leaving the base.
Examples
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After months in the army, it felt strange to wear civvies again.
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He wore civvies to the party.
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Soldiers on leave often look forward to spending time in their civvies.
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After the deployment, soldiers returned home in civvies.
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After months in the army, it felt strange to wear civvies again.
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He changed out of his uniform and into his civvies before leaving the base.
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Soldiers on leave often look forward to spending time in their civvies.
Synonyms
8
1.8
Everyday clothes you wear in public, not a uniform
8
2.0
Clothes that people who are not in the military or police wear
1
4.4
Ordinary clothes worn instead of a uniform to avoid being recognized as a police officer
1
3.6
Ordinary clothes worn by people who are not soldiers, police, or religious leaders
1
9.3
Clothes people wear when they are not in uniform
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4.2
Everyday clothes that are not uniforms or work clothes
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Civvies comes from civilian, which means 'not a soldier'. It began as a short, informal word, so civvies means the clothes you wear as a 'civilian', that is, not your uniform.