Green’s Dictionary of Slang

skimished adj.

drunk.

1908		W.H. Davies Autobiog. of a Super-Tramp 211: I never fail to get the sixteen farthings for my feather (bed), I get all the scrand (food) I can eat; and I seldom lie down at night but what I am half skimished (half drunk), for I assure you I never go short of my skimish.
1956		P. Wildeblood Way of Life 76: He’s a terror when he gets a bit skimished.
1999–2007		(con. 1920s) ‘The Lang. of Old Burton’ at www.burtonbradstock.org.uk 🌐 Skimmished: Drunk, inebriated.
2005		(con. 1939 ) W. Marshfield Dunkirk Memories 24 Aug. [radio script] One night I went out with three other blokes for a drink. Of course we ended up very happy. We were supposed to be back by 12.00 hours. Instead, I and two others got back late and stood outside the billet singing ‘Old Father Thames’. For that I got 14 days CB. I was with Dutchy Holland. We were skimmished!