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boathouse rummied adj. Having drunk more than the rules of the evening can accommodate, and drawing again regardless. Taliba was boathouse rummied, returning to the bar whenever anyone mentioned last orders. boathoused (/ˈboʊtˌhaʊsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to require storing at the edge of the evening until morning. Dantee became boathoused beside the cloakroom, safely surrounded by coats and abandoned scarves. boatied (/ˈbəʊtid/) adj. You have drunk enough to behave like a sailor whose only remaining destination is home. Dasianae went boatied after the second nightcap and saluted the bus before boarding it. boatinged (/ˈbəʊtɪŋd/) adj. You are drunk and treating the pavement as open water all the way to the station. Jarquis left boatinged, steering between parked cars as though avoiding buoys. boationed (/bəʊˈeɪʃənd/) adj. Of a drinker who has been drinking loudly enough to announce every stage of the journey home. Elmer was boationed, bellowing his postcode across the street while waiting for a taxi. boatkeepered adj. Describing a drinker who has appointed himself responsible for everyone else's coats and departure. Melvonia became boatkeepered, counting scarves carefully before allowing anyone into the taxi. boatlengthed adj. A drinker who measures the distance home in vessel-sized stretches and finds it manageable. Shakevia was boatlengthed, declaring the station only four boats away despite the map. boatlessnessed adj. The state of being drunk and finding the absence of boats an inconvenience to the journey home. Kamiya was boatlessnessed, disappointed that the last bus offered no waterborne alternative. boatleted adj. The condition of a drinker who has become small, buoyant and difficult to direct towards home. Seirra was boatleted by closing time, drifting between the bar and the cloakroom. boatlifted adj. The drunkenness of one who has organised a mass evacuation by boat, despite having ordered taxis. Navpreet was boatlifted, assembling the entire table for a clandestine departure by cab. boatloaded (/ˈbəʊtˌləʊdd/) adj. Reduced by drink to carrying a full passenger complement, including coats, bags and one loose shoe. Marquees left boatloaded, packed into the taxi with four friends and the evening's surplus clothing. boatmakered adj. Softened by drink into a manufacturer of vessels, offering to build one for the journey home. Rayhanna became boatmakered and proposed constructing a small craft beside the taxi rank. boatmakinged adj. Sharpened by drink into the manufacture of boats from whatever the evening has left available. boatmanned adj. Loosened by drink into a sailor responsible for a small vessel, usually the last taxi. Colletta was boatmanned, taking command of the taxi and assigning everyone a destination. boatmanshipped adj. Emboldened by drink to manage the journey home as though piloting a difficult vessel. Criztian became boatmanshipped and directed the taxi through streets he had never visited. boatmasted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a vessel moving against an indifferent tide. Keema went boatmasted after last orders, taking several minutes to reach the cloakroom.