10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUIFFED»
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and ...
Wesleyan Alumnus, p. 29, Spring 1981 squidge verb in tiddlywinks, to shoot a
wink with an oversized wink US, 1977 • — Verbatim, p. 525, December 1977
squiffed off adjective annoyed; angry US, 1952 • Nothing, except a pair of my
men are ...
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Dictionary of Americanisms, Briticisms, Canadianisms and ...
/Am., Can. usu. squiffed/ slightly drunk: She was a little squiffed, but still
entertaining.R.A. Spears. squiggle esp. Am. write or makeinawavy or twisting
lines. squinch esp. Am. (of a face) squeeze it together. squire Br.col. (used esp.
by a manasa ...
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Delphi Complete Works of Jack London (Illustrated)
you're squiffed!” Mary cried reproachfully. The four were at the table in the
privateroomat Barnum's. The wedding supper, simple enough, butseeminglytoo
expensive to Saxon, had beeneaten. Bert,inhis handaglass ofCalifornia red wine,
which ...
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Merdeka: Malaya 1957. a Country Gains Freedom, But Deep in ...
'When you were squiffed in the Mess and generally shooting your mouth off . . . .'
Alick felt a surge of energy, as the delight of pushing Tom on this new topic
enticed him on. 'Squiffed? Moi? Surely not?' Tom continued the banter, 'I was just
...
you're squiffed!" Mary cried reproachfully. The four were at the table in the private
room at Barnum's. The wedding supper, simple enough, but seemingly too
expensiveto Saxon, had been eaten.Bert,inhis hand a glass of California red
wine, ...
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Then God Is Forgiven: A Novel
Around three Megan wandered in, “The Senora” script in hand. “You're squiffed,”
she said as she sniffed the air. “Without inviting me.” Ian poured her a drink. “I
love it,” she said, brandishing the script. “She's a person now, I can understand
her, ...
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The Language of the Civil War
squiffed or squiffy • 283 "Spoons" The nickname given to Union Major General
Benjamin F. Butler, commander of troops occupying New Orleans during the war,
after stories circulated that he and his soldiers were stealing silver and other ...
“Mother sent me over here. She wants you to make sure that Cousin Florinda
doesn't drink any more champagne. She's quite squiffed as it is, and much more
and she'll be singing 'Shule Aroon' from the tabletops.” “Squiffed? I shudder to
think ...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
109, 1996 squidjigger noun in Canada, any resident of the Maritime Provinces
CANADA • — Maledicta, p. 171, Summer/Winter 1978 'How to hate thy neighbor:
a guide to racist maledicta' squiffed Off adjective annoyed; angry us • Nothing, ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Slang American Style: More Than 10,000 Ways to Talk the Talk
Hank squiffed out at midnight, right on the dot. □ She kept from squiffing out
because she didn 't trust her date. squiffed and squiffy [skvuft and 'skvufi] mod.
alcohol intoxicated. □ She was a little squiffed, but still entertaining. □ The
hostess ...
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUIFFED»
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY: Week of March 11
So what do you think? Do you have any methods to get sozzled and squiffed or jiggled and jingled that will also keep you sane and healthy? CAPRICORN (Dec. «Planet Jackson Hole, Mar 15»
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Do you have any methods to get sozzled and squiffed or jiggled and jingled that will also keep you sane and healthy? CAPRICORN (Dec 22–Jan 19): Singer ... «TheStranger.com, Mar 15»
Feathering an empty nest with empty wine bottles
Somewhere around the one-and-a-half-glass mark, she goes from pleasantly squiffed to asleep. I spend a lot of my time finishing her wine. And when you're a ... «Washington Post, Oct 13»
You Have To Wonder If This Poster For Dario Argento's Dracula 3D …
... but could the artist also have deliberately squiffed up the faces on purpose? Or, as various other oddities suggest, might this just not be the best of posters? «Bleeding Cool News, Sep 13»
Much ado about quite a bit
The wine flows freely, even alarmingly, and the filmmaking staggers at times; everyone seems slightly squiffed. Not much thought has gone into the camerawork, ... «Boston Globe, Jun 13»
'Agonising love. Lovely pain'
... a ½ hour”; “I drank quite a lot but couldn't seem to get drunk and so turned to Sambuca”; “I have been fairly squiffed three nights in a row, so I'd better watch it. «Financial Times, Nov 12»
The Canal du Midi: A Gourmet Journey
... tie—who plunked the Michelin Guide on their table as a thinly veiled threat; and a florid gaggle of local politicians getting squiffed over snifters of Armagnac. «FranceToday.com, Sep 11»
When in Rome: When Not Quite Awful May Have to Do
The gimmick is that Beth, having seen Nick with another woman at the wedding reception, gets squiffed and wanders outside to a Fontana de Amore, where ... «TIME, Jan 10»
