civ ‧ vies BrE AmE , civies /ˈsɪviz/ noun [plural]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: civilian ]
informal ordinary clothes, rather than military uniform:
Sam! I didn’t recognise you in civvies.
civ ‧ vies BrE AmE , civies /ˈsɪviz/ noun [plural]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: civilian ]
informal ordinary clothes, rather than military uniform:
Sam! I didn’t recognise you in civvies.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012