civvy
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editcivvy (plural civvies)
- (informal) A civilian; someone who is not in the military.
- (prison slang) A manufactured cigarette, as opposed to a rollup.
- Synonyms: straight, tailor-made
- 2012, John Hoskison, INSIDE (One Man's Experience of Prison):
- I reached across and offered him the packet of civvies.