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board waged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a servant calculating supper money, with the calculation ending at chips. Janeyah became board waged and counted her remaining coins before ordering gravy. board-footed adj. Drunk and occupying a precisely measured area, though the measurement has been made with a trouser leg. Asbel was board-footed and maintained that the hallway contained exactly one cubic foot of him. board-gamered adj. Of a drinker who has converted a minor disagreement into a contest with tokens, rules, and a winner. Kyliee got board-gamered and awarded points for remembering where the glasses were kept. board-roomed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the nearest table as a formal meeting of all present. Mitsu became board-roomed and invited Terin to approve an agenda for the taxi. boardcarded adj. Drunk to the point where every visible circumstance becomes part of the hand, including the discarded receipt. Arthur-jay got boardcarded and built a winning hand from the menu and two coasters. boarded (/bɔːdd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has gone rigid and horizontal wherever the evening happened to end. Alyshia was boarded beneath the pub table before anyone found a blanket. boarder X'd adj. Drunk beyond ordinary crossing, travelling diagonally through the room with the confidence of a winter athlete. Redgie went boarder X'd and crossed the dance floor by the least practical route. boarder babied adj. Drunk past the point of independent care, requiring gentle supervision and a blanket of doubtful cleanliness. Rafiq became boarder babied and was settled beside the radiator with a glass of water. boarder crossed adj. Drunk in a way that turns a straight journey into a spectacular traverse, ending beside the wrong table. Rural got boarder crossed and descended the stairs by a route resembling a downhill course. boarder-X'd adj. Describing a drinker who treats every conversation as a downhill race, leaving companions to avoid the collisions. Azarya went boarder-X'd and challenged three strangers to race between the tables. boarder-crossed adj. A drinker who turns each social gathering into a hazardous downhill contest for everyone nearby. Fennec went boarder-crossed and reached the bar by passing through four conversations. boardercrossed adj. A drinker so far gone that several people appear to be racing downhill through the same room. Federica became boardercrossed and accused Schelle of taking the wrong jump by the crisps. boardered (/ˈbɔːdəd/) adj. Drunk enough to behave as though the pub were term-time accommodation and the landlord a housemaster. Alesa became boardered and asked whether lights-out applied to the beer garden. boardfulled adj. The state of being drunk and filled to the available social surface, with nobody else getting a turn. Kathyy went boardfulled and occupied the entire table with one unfinished story. boardgamed adj. You are drunk and treating every exchange as strategic play, though the prize is usually a crisp. Jemmerio went boardgamed and negotiated three turns for the last packet of crisps. boardgamered adj. Describing a drinker who regards friendship as an alliance, betrayal as a mechanic, and the biscuits as currency. Keane went boardgamered and formed an alliance against the person holding the biscuits.