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blueprintered adj. Still drunk, and capable of producing a technical drawing for the location of the nearest taxi. Alan was blueprintered, mapping the coat hooks before attempting the exit. bluered (/ˈbluː.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Too drunk to remove the school blazer, despite having left school several decades ago. blues and twossed adj. Sufficiently drunk to require flashing lights and a loud siren for the journey to bed. Sharhonda became blues and twossed and treated the taxi horn as emergency equipment. blues scaled adj. Having drunk enough to bend every note of the journey home towards the blue end. Jhana was blues scaled, singing the same bent interval while waiting for the bus. blues-rocked adj. Having drunk more than the music could reasonably support, and leaving the pub with amplified confidence. Jamerria was blues-rocked and turned the walk home into a slow guitar solo. blueschisted adj. You have drunk enough to become a metamorphic presence beneath a thin blue surface of composure. Taneysha was blueschisted, composed at the bar but immovable when asked for her coat. bluescreened adj. Reduced by drink to confidently compositing oneself into circumstances that plainly do not contain one. Esohe got bluescreened and joined a wedding photograph at the wrong reception. bluesheaded adj. You are drunk and treating every farewell as an opportunity for one more blues performance. Emmanouel was bluesheaded and sang through the landlord's final request for coats. blueshifted (/ˈbluːˌʃɪftd/) adj. Of a drinker: moving towards shorter wavelengths and shorter explanations as closing time approaches. Damarrion was blueshifted, answering every question more briefly after last orders. blueshiftinged adj. Of a drinker who has begun producing a blue shift, usually while accelerating towards the door. Caresha was blueshiftinged and crossed the pub before anyone found her coat. blueside wrassed adj. A drinker who has acquired bright tropical colouring and no useful plan for getting home. Esterline was blueside wrassed, dazzling the taxi queue with improbable confidence. bluesided adj. Describing a drinker who has outgrown white-coat innocence but is not yet fully adult about leaving. Whitny was bluesided, halfway between sensible departure and another drink. bluesied adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home has become an illustrated publication of dubious propriety. Hasheem was bluesied and presented the coat-check ticket as a comic strip. bluesificationed adj. The state of being drunk and turning every departure into a slow, melancholy musical arrangement. Tifini was bluesificationed, making the walk to the taxi sound like a closing number. bluesinessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the final round feel unnecessarily wistful. Johnniemae was bluesinessed and mourned the empty glass before putting on her coat. bluesmanned adj. The drunkenness of one who turns last orders into a solo performance for the departing coats. Wilmont was bluesmanned and played an imaginary guitar beside the cloakroom.