Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
SQUIFFY
besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet
(adjective) very drunk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Unknown; possibly coined in the 19th century.
Adjective
squiffy (comparative squiffier, superlative squiffiest)
(British, informal) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy
(British, informal) Crooked, askew; awry
Synonyms
• (tipsy): buzzed, merry, muzzy, squiffed; see also drunk
• (crooked): cattywampus, cockeyed, skew-whiff; see also askew
Source: Wiktionary
Squif"fy, a.
Definition: Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang] Kipling.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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