squiffy

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈskwɪf.i/

Adjective

squiffy (comparative squiffier, superlative squiffiest)

1. (British, informal) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy
   • 1992, J. B. Priestley, An Inspector Calls, Heinemann, ISBN 0435232827, page 51,

     In the Palace bar. I'd been there an hour or so with two or three other chaps. I was a bit squiffy.

2. (British, informal) Crooked, askew; awry
   • 2004, Jude Rawlins, Cul De Sac: Lyrics, Prose & Poems 1987-2004, Lulu.com, ISBN 141160895X, page 11,

     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.

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

     The graphics make your eyes go squiffy.

Synonyms

• (tipsy) buzzed, merry, muzzy, squiffed; see also Thesaurus:drunk
• (crooked) cattywampus, cockeyed, skew-whiff; see also Thesaurus:askew

Translations

• French: pompette
• Italian: alticcio, brillo
• Spanish: achispado, piripí

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