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spiflicate(v.)

"confound, overcome completely," a cant word from 1749 that was "common in the 19th century" [OED]. Probably a fanciful formation, it has been preserved in American English, where it yielded slang past-participle adjective spiflicated "intoxicated," which is recorded in Scottish and American slang by 1882. In Scottish slang, spiffed "slightly drunk" is attested by 1860. Related: Spiflication.

该词起源时间:1749年