Definition of Squiffed

1. Adjective. (context: informal) intoxicated ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Squiffed

1. drunk [adj] - See also: drunk

Lexicographical Neighbors of Squiffed

squidger
squidgers
squidges
squidgier
squidgiest
squidgily
squidginess
squidging
squidgy
squidlike
squids
squidulin
squier
squiers
squiff
squiffed (current term)
squiffer
squiffers
squiffier
squiffiest
squiffy
squiggle
squiggled
squiggler
squigglers
squiggles
squigglier
squigglies
squiggliest
squiggling

Literary usage of Squiffed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"... a fuss, a needless ceremony. Hence a man who is finicky and fussy. squiffed (common), slightly intoxicated. ..."

2. Comedians All by George Jean Nathan (1919)
"... Broadway—would profit more with roof audiences who were somewhat squiffed than with the cold sober downstairs shoppers, would make a better impression, ..."

3. That which Hath Wings: A Novel of the Day by Richard Dehan (1918)
"... see ' squiffed' at the ' Ministers'—try a whiff of Paris at the 'Rocroy' after midnight, 'twill buck you up like nothing else—take my word! Won't you? ..."

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