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Squiffy vs Tiddly - What's the difference?

squiffy | tiddly |

As adjectives the difference between squiffy and tiddly

is that squiffy is (british) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy while tiddly is drunk or tiddly can be (colloquial) tiny or little bit.

As a noun tiddly is

(slang) an alcoholic beverage.

squiffy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (British) slightly drunk or intoxicated; tipsy
  • * 1992, J.B. Priestley, An Inspector Calls , Heinemann, ISBN 0435232827, page 51,
    • In the Palace bar. I'd been there an hour or so with two or three other chaps. I was a bit squiffy .
  • Crooked, askew; awry
  • * 2004, Jude Rawlins, Cul De Sac: Lyrics, Prose & Poems 1987-2004 , Lulu.com, ISBN 141160895X, page 11,
    • To this day I cannot and will not wear a tie properly. On the one or two occasions I have worn them since I left school, I've worn them squiffy , on purpose.
  • * 2005, Editors Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson, The Oxford Dictionary of English (revised edition) , Oxford University Press,
    • The graphics make your eyes go squiffy .

    Synonyms

    * squiffed

    References

    * 1998, The Dorling Kindersley Illustrated Oxford Dictionary , Dorling Kindersley Limited and Oxford University Press, ISBN 0751311103, page 807 * 1994, Rosalind Fergusson, Eric Partridge, Shorter Slang Dictionary , ISBN 0415088666, page 203. English terms with unknown etymologies

    tiddly

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (tiddlies)
  • (slang) An alcoholic beverage.
  • * 2002 , Pat Patterson, SpiritPath , iUniverse, ISBN 9780595216710, p. 429:
    • As far as he could tell, except for her evening ‘tiddlies’ , two rather hefty drinks taken ‘neat’ without the diluting benefit of water or ice, his mother had very nearly stopped her drinking.
  • * 2010 , Jeff Jacobson, Wormfood , Medallion Press, ISBN 9781605424293, p. 54:
    • Well, hell, I figured we’d just save that money, get us a few tiddlies at Fat Ernst’s instead.
  • * 2012 , Johnny Mack Hood, Cannibal Caper , AuthorHouse, ISBN 9781468557312, p. 101:
    • JC heard him remark, “I need a bit of the tiddly' my dear. It’s been a hard day.” '''''Tiddly , hm, must be an English drink?

    Adjective

    (er)
  • drunk
    • Synonyms
    * tipsy
    Related terms
    * tiddlywinks

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) tiny or little bit
    • Jeff wouldn't slow down, not even a tiddly bit.