squiffy
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squiffy
- /ˈskwɪf.i/ UK
Rhymes with -ɪfi
Where it comes from
Unknown; possibly coined in the 19th century.
adjective squiffier · squiffiest
- 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.
- 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.
Similar: merry, muzzy, squiffed, cockeyed, skew-whiff
