ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Squiffy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈskwɪf.i/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Squiffy is an adjective meaning (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy.

Meaning

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy.

More Meanings

  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Crooked, askew; awry

Example Sentences

The graphics make your eyes go squiffy.
In the Palace bar. I'd been there an hour or so with two or three other chaps. I was a bit squiffy.
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.
His champagne glass was constantly refilled by the man who might or might not have been a butler, so that by the time they actually sat down to play, Ramsay was decidedly squiffy.

Word Forms

Synonyms for squiffy

Depending on context, synonyms include buzzed, merry, muzzy, squiffed, cattywampus, cockeyed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include intoxicated, tipsy, soused, sloshed, sozzled, inebriated.

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