civvies

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civ·vies, civies /ˈsɪviz/ noun [plural]  informalDC ordinary clothes, rather than military uniform 便服〔非军服〕 Sam! I didn’t recognise you in civvies. 萨姆，你穿上便服我都认不出你来了！

Examples from the Corpus

civvies• I was going places, thinking and doing things I would never dream of in city civvies.• The early part of the week is the official business bit - clowns in civvies, smoke-filled rooms.• On a Saturday morning there were often more lads down the East End dressed in khaki than in civvies.Origin civvies (1800-1900) civilian

civ·vies nounChineseSyllable  

rather Corpus ordinary military uniform clothes, than

civvies
civ‧vies , civies /ˈsɪviz/ noun [plural]informal ordinary clothes, rather than military uniform:
    Sam! I didn’t recognise you in civvies.

civ·viesBrE /ˈsɪviz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪviz/ 🔊 noun [plural] (slang) (used by people in the armed forces) ordinary clothes, not military uniform （军人穿的）便服