- squiffed
- or squiffy adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1855 intoxicated, drunk
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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squiffed — AND squiffy [skAvift AND “skAvifi] mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ She was a little squiffed, but still entertaining. □ The hostess was so squiffed she could hardly stand … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
squiffed — /skwift/, adj. Slang. intoxicated. [1870 75; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
squiffed — adjective /ˈskwɪft/ intoxicated See Also: squiffy … Wiktionary
squiffed — adj. sl. = SQUIFFY … Useful english dictionary
squiffy — adjective see squiffed … New Collegiate Dictionary
squiffy — [skwiftskwif′ē] adj. squiffier, squiffiest 〚< dial. skew whiff, askew, tipsy + Y3〛 [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] drunk; intoxicated: also squiffed [skwift] * * * … Universalium
squiffy — adjective /ˈskwɪf.i/ a) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy In the Palace bar. Id been there an hour or so with two or three other chaps. I was a bit squiffy. b) Crooked, askew; awry To this day I cannot and will not wear a tie properly. On the… … Wiktionary
drinking — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swallowing a liquid Nouns 1. drinking, imbibing, potation, libation; social drinking; bacchanalia; blue law; cocktail party, open or cash bar; bring your own bottle or booze, BYOB, compotation, keg party;… … English dictionary for students
wasted — American drunk Not from spilling the liquid or resultant bodily emaciation: To an American, the word bar suggests a place to get either happily squiffed or unhappily wasted. {Travel and leisure, 1990) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
squiffy — adjective (squiffier, squiffiest) Brit. informal 1》 (N. Amer. also squiffed) slightly drunk. 2》 askew; awry. Origin C19: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
