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squiffed
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?skw?ft/
- Rhymes: -?ft
Etymology
Variant of squiffy with -ed.
Adjective
squiffed (not comparable)
- (informal) intoxicated
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:drunk
Related terms
- squiffy
References
- 2005, Editors Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (revised edition), Oxford University Press
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squiffy
English
Etymology
Unknown; possibly coined in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?skw?f.i/
- Rhymes: -?fi
Adjective
squiffy (comparative squiffier, superlative squiffiest)
- (Britain, informal) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy
- 1992, J. B. Priestley, An Inspector Calls, Heinemann, ?ISBN, page 51,
- In the Palace bar. I'd been there an hour or so with two or three other chaps. I was a bit squiffy.
- 1992, J. B. Priestley, An Inspector Calls, Heinemann, ?ISBN, page 51,
- (Britain, informal) Crooked, askew; awry
- 2004, Jude Rawlins, Cul De Sac: Lyrics, Prose & Poems 1987-2004, Lulu.com, ?ISBN, page 11,
- To this day I cannot and will not wear a tie properly. On the one or two occasions I have worn them since I left school, I've worn them squiffy, on purpose.
- 2005, Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson (eds.), The Oxford Dictionary of English (revised edition), Oxford University Press,
- The graphics make your eyes go squiffy.
- 2004, Jude Rawlins, Cul De Sac: Lyrics, Prose & Poems 1987-2004, Lulu.com, ?ISBN, page 11,
Synonyms
- (tipsy): buzzed, merry, muzzy, squiffed; see also Thesaurus:drunk
- (crooked): cattywampus, cockeyed, skew-whiff; see also Thesaurus:askew
Translations
References
- 1998, The Dorling Kindersley Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, Dorling Kindersley Limited and Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 807
- 1994, Rosalind Fergusson, Eric Partridge, Shorter Slang Dictionary, ?ISBN, page 203.
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