swipey

English

Etymology

From swipe +‎ -y; see swipe (“inferior beer”).

Adjective

swipey (comparative more swipey, superlative most swipey)

1. (dated, slang) Drunk; tipsy.
   • 1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, chapter 28, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC:

     "I've brought home Mr. Chuzzlewit. He ain't ill. He's only a little swipey, you know." Mr. Bailey reeled in his boots, to express intoxication.

   • 1894, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 11, in The Ebb-Tide:

     "Lord, I've an 'eadache on me!" said he. "I believe I was a bit swipey last night."

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:drunk