Definitions
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- noun civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
civvies .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform
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Examples
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Failing to salute an Officer, my new OC. he be in civies, never seen before, Of course the charge was dropped but not forgotton as one salutes the representive of the Queen not the cravat, thus I had some very interesting travelling, as the wafflers do not like being in error.
Policing Pledge Response Times – The Ugly Truth! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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"We may surprise you by coming back in 'civies' a week or two from now," Will laughed, as the girls prepared to spin them to the railroad station in the cars.
The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls Laura Lee Hope
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"We may surprise you by coming back in 'civies' a week or two from now,"
The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge or, the Hermit of Moonlight Falls Laura Lee Hope
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Next morning the Babe dug up an old suit of 1914 "civies" and put them on.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 24, 1917 Various
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"We may surprise you by coming back in 'civies' a week or two from now," Will laughed, as the girls prepared to spin them to the railroad station in the cars.
The outdoor girls at Wild Rose lodge; or, The hermit of Moonlight falls 1921
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The next day we dressed up for the attempt by putting on our "civies" first and then drawing our prisoner's uniform over them.
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"civies," to walk on hard, firm roads, theatres, cinemas, and to mingle nightly with other regiments compensated somewhat for what had passed.
Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry A. Stanley Blicq
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"civies," have a stuttering fit whenever they approach a uniform.
'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' Mary Roberts Rinehart 1910
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Thankfully in the MPS we are not required to consult call centre civies before putting on reports or resulting calls.
ACPO blames front-line cops for doing their job SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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The rutted street her narrow tires bounced over ran along the railroad tracks that once fed into the original Underground Atlanta, where civies came in groups for safety.
Blood Trinity Sherrilyn Kenyon 2010
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