civvy streetnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsɪv.i ˌstriːt/us/ˈsɪv.i ˌstriːt/UK old-fashioned informalordinary life that is not connected with the armed forces:
How does it feel to be back in civvy street?
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The armed forces generally
- AWOL
- camouflage
- challenge
- civilian
- deploy
- French Foreign Legion
- march
- martial
- military
- mission
- mod
- paramilitary
- psych ops
- quick march! idiom
- recce
- regular
- sealed orders
- the armed forces
- the military-industrial complex
- the National Guard
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