Definition of QUISBY

quisby

Plural: quisbies

Noun

  • A wretch; an idle person.

Adj

  • Mean; destitute; strange.
  • In difficult circumstances; in trouble.
  • Drunk; tipsy.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps quiz + -by, or from queer or Queer Street (“difficult circumstances”).

Scrabble Score: 0

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