| 释义 |
swipey, a. rare.|ˈswaɪpɪ|
[f. prec. + -ey, -y.]
Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
1821P. Egan Life in London ii. ii. 181 If the latter are caught in any ways inclined to roosting from being swipy, the young buzzmen will make them pay dearly for the few winks they may enjoy. 1844Dickens Mart. Chuz. xxviii, ‘He ain't ill. He's only a little swipey you know.’ Mr. Bailey reeled in his boots, to express intoxication. 1865― Mut. Fr. iii. x, A muddling and a swipey old child. |