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civvies noun- civilian clothes UK, 1889
Military usage. - Probably an admiral in civies, spying out the next war. — Philip Wylie, Opus 21, p. 142, 1949
- When she saw Harry walk in wearing his pre-war civvies, his wrists and ankles sticking out like Huck Finn’s, she promptly burst into laughter. — Max Shulman, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!, p. 24, 1957
- He slammed a plastic bag down on the counter. “These are the civies you came in with. Put ‘em on.” — Gerald Petievich, One-Shot Deal, p. 157, 1981
- manufactured cigarettes UK
Prison slang, remembering the pleasures of being a CIVVYCIGGY; CIGGIES. - — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 37, 1996
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