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civvies

[ UK /sˈɪvɪz/ ]
NOUN
  1. civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform

How To Use civvies In A Sentence

  • They have to be in the sea cadets for three months, have to be in civvies while the other are in uniform.
  • We went up to the landing and there passing down by the end of the garden was a party of about 10 men in civvies, carrying rifles heading for the Pontoon Road.
  • I do not have robes and I do not have the wherewithal to obtain them and I seek permission of the Court to appear before you in mufti and civvies.
  • Another soldier from your unit, Pte Smith, is drinking with his mates including some civvies you do not recognise.
  • For their sakes, given how badly they are outgunned, one hopes they will have the sense to throw down their weapons, change into civvies, and go home.
  • The contractor with the shaved-head said he traded his Army uniform years ago for a technician's civvies.
  • Armed with copies of the morning newspapers and flasks of coffee and dressed in their civvies, they chatted, or played cards to pass the time.
  • All were back in their civvies again after lunch for the spectacular parade of crews through the city.
  • But you wouldn't bet against him turning up there in civvies in future, management being an ambition still left to fulfil.
  • Out in the car park, live wire Menashe has put away his coloured silk racing shirt and donned his civvies.
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