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(chiefly Britain, military slang) The condition or status of a civilian; civilian life.

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civvy street

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civvy street

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsɪvi stɹiːt/

Noun

Britain slang uncountable

(chiefly Britain, military slang) The condition or status of a civilian; civilian life.

Japanese Meaning

民間人としての状態、つまり軍人でない者の生活や暮らし

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After twenty years in the forces, he found civvy street both oddly free and strangely uncertain.

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二十年間軍にいた彼は、民間生活が奇妙に自由でありながらどこか不安定だと感じた。

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(chiefly Britain, military slang) The condition or status of a civilian; civilian life.

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.

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