单词	civvy
释义	civvy /ˈsɪvi / informal noun (plural civvies) 1A civilian, as distinct from a member of the police force or armed services.After phoning about it a smug civvy took great delight in telling me that it was being fixed and not to bother them until next week… before promptly hanging up.... You're ordering a pizza when you think a civvy has pushed in front of you. Why should we have to suffer the failings of civvies in the armed forces? 1.1 (civvies) Civilian clothes, as opposed to uniform: the Chief Constable came along in civvies... She sneaked into town on a freight train, covered her uniform with civvies, stuffed her hair into a floppy hat and donned some oversized Ray-Bans. He was in civvies rather than a uniform and he didn't give me a chance to clean up, although I carry bags with me to do just that. Out in the car park, live wire Menashe has put away his coloured silk racing shirt and donned his civvies. adjective [attributive] Relating to civilians: fliers who left the services for civvy airlines... Some wore civilian jackets and khaki trousers, others civvy trousers and khaki uniform jackets. He is sitting in a lounge at Celtic Park in civvy clothes. The officers and NCOs among the exodus are generally snapped up by civvy employers, such is the regard for their qualities. Phrases Civvy Street Origin Late 19th century: abbreviation. Rhymes bivvy, chivvy, divvy, Livy, privy, skivvy, spivvy
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