squiffy

«squiffy» in Mova's school dictionary: Slightly drunk; tipsy — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (squiffy, squiffier, squiffiest) — UK, informal

meaning for a pupil

1) (UK, informal) Slightly drunk; tipsy. tree →

2) (UK, informal) Crooked, not straight: The picture's a bit squiffy. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday British talk adults may say they feel «a bit squiffy» after a glass of wine — a jokey, light word. It is also used for things that are lopsided, like a crooked picture or wonky handwriting.

examples

• Aunt Jo was a bit squiffy after the party. tree →
• The picture on the wall is squiffy — can you straighten it? tree →
• Grandad got squiffy on one glass of sherry. tree →
• My drawing of the house came out all squiffy. tree →
• His hat was on at a squiffy angle. tree →

note

Informal and British. Close words: tipsy (slightly drunk), wonky/skew-whiff (crooked). It is a jokey word, not a serious one.

In the corpora

• "Squiffy" is old British slang for slightly drunk.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «squiffy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.