squiffy
[skwif′ē]
adjective
squiffier, squiffiestBrit., Informal drunk; intoxicated
also squiffed
Origin of squiffy
; from dialect, dialectal skew-whiff, askew, tipsy + -ysquiffy
adjective
squif·fi·er, squif·fi·est Chiefly British Slang Intoxicated; drunk.
Origin of squiffy
Alteration of skew-whiff, askew + –y1.squiffy
Adjective
(comparative squiffier, superlative squiffiest)
- (UK) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy
- Crooked, askew; awry
Origin
Unknown, possibly coined in the 19th century
