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CIVVIES

Dictionary entry overview: What does civvies mean?

• CIVVIES (noun)
The noun CIVVIES has 1 sense:

1. civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform

Familiarity information: CIVVIES used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CIVVIES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

civies; civvies

Hypernyms ("civvies" is a kind of...):

civilian clothing; civilian dress; civilian garb; plain clothes (ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

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