Definition
Informal term for civilian clothes, as opposed to military uniforms, especially used by soldiers.
Etymology
From 'civilian' + '-ies' (a shortening/informal suffix). Military slang term that emerged in the 20th century, particularly among British military personnel.
Kelly Says
Soldiers use 'civvies' to mean regular clothes, showing how military people create their own language to distinguish themselves—it's the same reason doctors have 'civvies' too, and it shows how any tight-knit group invents shorthand words.
Translations
ARالعربية
ملابس مدنية
mal-bas mad-niya
BNবাংলা
সিভিল পোশাক
si-vil po-shak
CACatalà
roba civil
ro-ba si-vil
CSČeština
civile oblečení
tsi-vile oh-le-che-ni
DADansk
civiele dragter
tsi-vee-le dra-gter
DEDeutsch
Zivilistenkleidung
tsee-vi-li-zen-klay-dung
ELΕλληνικά
πολιτική ενδυμασία
po-li-ti-ki en-dy-ma-see-a
ESEspañol
trajes civiles
tra-hes si-vee-les
FAفارسی
لباس غیرنظامی
lab-as-e ghayr-ne-zami
FISuomi
siviilivaatteet
si-vi-ili-vaat-teet
FRFrançais
habits civils
a-bi civ-il
GUGU
સિવિલ કપડાં
si-vil ka-pa-dan
HAHA
abinci na gida
a-bin-ci na gi-da
HEעברית
civilian
si-vi-li-an
HIहिन्दी
नागरिक वस्त्र
na-gar-ik vas-tr
HUMagyar
polgári ruházat
pol-gar-i roo-ha-zat
IDBahasa Indonesia
pakaian sipil
pa-kai-an si-pil
IGIG
ọfọ dị iwe
ọfọ di iwe
ITItaliano
abiti civili
a-bee-tee see-vee-lee
KKKK
аялдар киім
a-yal-dar kee-im
KMKM
អាវបំពង់ប្រជា
a-av-pom-pong-bra-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
pakaian awam
pa-kai-an a-wam
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူလူမျိုး ပုံစံ
pyi-tha-lu-myo-poun-san
NLNederlands
burgerkleding
bur-ger-klay-ding
NONorsk
sivilkledd
si-vil-kled
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਹਕੀ ਕੱਪੜਾ
sha-a-ki ka-ppa-ra
PLPolski
ubrania cywilne
u-bra-nee tsi-vil-ne
PTPortuguês
roupas civis
roo-pas see-vis
RORomână
îmbrăcăminte civilă
im-bra-ca-min-te si-vil-a
RUРусский
гражданская одежда
grazh-dan-skaya o-dezh-da
SVSvenska
civilkläder
tsi-vil-klay-der
SWKiswahili
mavazi
ma-va-zi
TAதமிழ்
гражданское платье
grazh-dan-skoe plat'ye
TEతెలుగు
సైవిల్ వస్త్రాలు
sai-vil vas-traalu
THไทย
ชุดพลเรือน
chit phlo-reu-an
TLTL
damit sibil
da-mit si-bil
TRTürkçe
sivil kıyafetler
si-vil kee-ya-fet-ler
UKУкраїнська
громадянська одяг
hro-ma-dya-ns'ka od-yah
URاردو
شہری لباس
sha-hri la-bas
VITiếng Việt
quần áo thường dân
quan ao thuong dan
YOYO
ọ̀ṣọ̀ ìgbàgbọ́
o-sho i-gba-gbo
ZUZU
ibhogo leli
i-bho-go le-li