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Meaning of civvy street | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɪvi stɹiːt

Definitions

The condition or status of a civilian; civilian life.

British, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

You might have been in Civvy Street / Instead of in the fight; / But it serves you right, / You shouldn't have joined [the navy], / It jolly well serves you right.”
“In civvy street he had been a bus cleaner.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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