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squiffy - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective Slang Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective UK slightly drunk or intoxicated ; tipsy adjective
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Alteration of skew-whiff , askew + –y.]
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Unknown, possibly coined in the 19th century
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kayballard commented on the word squiffy
According to @DarenBBC it is enough alcohol to be silly, red cheeked, but dizzy, but NOT pissed.
January 1, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word squiffy
"'Fetch me some brandy, will you, Tom?'
Tom looked dubious.
'I think you oughtn't to drink brandy whilst being leeched, me lord. Might be as the little fellows would get squiffy and fall off afore they've quite done.'
'What an excellent idea. Get me brandy, Tom, and get a lot of it. Now.'"
—Diana Gabaldon, Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade (New York: Delacorte Press, 2007), 372
May 5, 2009
knitandpurl commented on the word squiffy
"'I would have you know I was perfectly safe in that hive. It was only when I left that things went all'—she waved a hand airily—'squiffy'."
Soulless by Gail Carriger, p 105
November 8, 2010