squiffy

World English Dictionary
squiffy (ˈskwɪfɪ)
 
adj , -fier, -fiest
informal (Brit) Also: squiffed slightly drunk
 
[C19: of unknown origin]

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Squiffy is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Slang Dictionary

squiffed definition

[skʍɪft] and [ˈskʍɪfi]
and squiffy
  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : The hostess was so squiffed she could hardly stand.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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