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squiffy

adj
/ˈskwɪf.i/UK

Etymology

Unknown; possibly coined in the 19th century.

Definitions

  1. slightly drunk or intoxicated

    slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy

    • In the Palace bar. I'd been there an hour or so with two or three other chaps. I was a bit squiffy.
    • His champagne glass was constantly refilled by the man who might or might not have been a butler, so that by the time they actually sat down to play, Ramsay was decidedly squiffy.

  2. Crooked, askew

    Crooked, askew; awry

    • 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.
    • The graphics make your eyes go squiffy.

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Derived

squiffily, squiffiness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for squiffy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA