variants
or squiffy
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
the Scotsman was squiffed when he passed out by the roadside
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Adjective
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In his memoir, Perry recalled how Aniston was the first costar to confront him about his troubles despite him never having been drunk on set.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025 -
In August 2024, the nursing home was penalized when federal surveyors found that two residents were leaving the nursing home without signing out and then returning drunk.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Sloan, originally from New Jersey, didn’t eat a lot of fried chicken growing up — other than the occasional KFC.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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And like with other Southern stalwarts (think sweet tea and fried chicken), where a taste undoubtedly leads to seconds, one trip to the Smokies always begets a return visit.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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No one should expect an even approximate impersonation of the shaggy McCartney and beatific Wonder, but the two of them can’t even seem to come to an agreement on whether or not Gex is meant to be blind.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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Rosenberg stopped talking to Adams and began pummelling him on the air, accusing him of turning a blind eye to antisemitism while also knocking him for his federal corruption indictment.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An impaired sense of smell is more strongly predictive of all-cause mortality than heart disease.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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In a stream alongside the old mining property, high levels of zinc and manganese have been detected for years, resulting in the water body, known as Stream C, being placed on the state’s impaired waters list.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The scenes were shown in season 1 episode 2, when Billy Bob Thornton’s character goes to the hospital for a smashed finger.—
Brayden Garcia
July 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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Customers looking for a punch of protein can add rotisserie-style chicken or steak at no additional cost or can pay extra for a scoop of smashed avocado.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Survey data showed that Naperville police made 258 drunken driving arrests in 2024, a 51.8% increase over the 170 made in 2023.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Taylor quipped, referencing Kylie shooting down a drunken idea of Jason's.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Squiffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squiffed. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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