Usually means: Civilian clothing, not military uniform.
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  1. civvy: Merriam-Webster
  2. civvy: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Civvy, civvy: Wordnik
  4. civvy: Wiktionary
  5. civvy: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. civvy: Dictionary.com
  7. civvy: Online Etymology Dictionary
  8. civvy: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. civvy: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See civies as well.)

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noun:  (informal) A civilian; someone who is not in the military.
noun:  (prison slang) A manufactured cigarette, as opposed to a rollup.

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