squiffy
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squif·fy
(skwĭf′ē)adj. squif·fi·er, squif·fi·est Chiefly British Slang
Intoxicated; drunk.
[Alteration of skew-whiff, askew + -y.]
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squiffy
(ˈskwɪfɪ)adj, -fier or -fiest
informal Brit slightly drunk. Also: squiffed
[C19: of unknown origin]
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| Adj. | 1. |  squiffy - very drunk besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, fuddled, pie-eyed, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, pixilated, plastered, cockeyed, loaded, wet, stiff, tight jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
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squiffy
adj (+er) (Brit inf) → angesäuselt (inf)
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