squiffed

English

Etymology

Variant of squiffy

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskwɪft/

  Rhymes: -ɪft

Adjective

squiffed (not comparable)

1. (informal) intoxicated
   • 2005, J. C. Morris, The End of Arrogance: Revised Edition^[1], Buy Books on the web, ISBN 0741422778, page 133:

     Her hair streamed down in front of her eyes and her dress was on back to front. Totally squiffed. Leo hustled her into bed.

   • 1994, Farley Mowat, Born Naked^[2], Houghton Mifflin Books, ISBN 0395735289, page 74:

     I got all the heavy drinkers squiffed out of their minds

Related terms

• squiffy

References

• 2005, Editors Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (revised edition), Oxford University Press