Variant spelling of 'civvy'; a civilian or non-military person, primarily used in British and Australian English.
Alternate spelling of 'civvy,' a shortened form of 'civilian.' Both spellings emerged in military contexts, with 'civvy' being more common.
The existence of both 'civvy' and 'civy' spellings shows how military slang evolves informally—soldiers used both versions and never quite standardized their spelling, which tells us something about how military culture develops its own language.
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