Usually means: Civilian life outside the military.
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  1. civvy street: Merriam-Webster
  2. civvy street: Collins English Dictionary
  3. civvy street: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. civvy street: Wiktionary
  5. civvy street: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. civvy street: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. civvy street: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (civvy street)

▸ noun:  (chiefly British, military slang) The condition or status of a civilian; civilian life.

Similar:
citizen, civility, civils, civil servant, civilian, home front, civil service, gownsman, active service, cavaliership, more...

Opposite:
military life, service, active duty

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Similar:
citizen, civility, civils, civil servant, civilian, home front, civil service, gownsman, active service, cavaliership, more...

Opposite:
military life, service, active duty



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