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body-minded adj. A drinker who has united body and mind so thoroughly that both agree on another round. Jorane was body-minded and carried the empty glasses back as one integrated system. body-ody-odied (/ˈbɒdi.ɒdi.ɒdid/) adj. Having drunk more than the household can reasonably support, with the sofa becoming a full evening silhouette. Syd was body-ody-odied across the sofa, occupying it with considerable theatrical completeness. body-parted adj. Drunk to the extent of treating ordinary limbs as detachable equipment requiring separate instructions. Kieara stood body-parted, giving each foot a private briefing on the stairs. body-shamered adj. You have drunk enough to criticise your own reflection, then apologise to it for the criticism. Karibe was body-shamered and argued with the bathroom mirror about the fit of a dressing gown. body-shaminged adj. You are drunk and finding fault with the sofa’s shape, the kettle’s shape, and eventually your own. Torian was body-shaminged and declared the armchair insufficiently flattering. body-snatchered adj. Sufficiently drunk to make arrests on the basis of hunches, gestures and untidy shoelaces. Monir went body-snatchered and detained the coat rack for suspiciously upright behaviour. body-to-body massaged adj. Of a drinker: too relaxed to stand, and using the sofa cushions as an entire-body treatment. Daionna was body-to-body massaged by the sofa and declined the shorter route to bed. body-worn cameraed adj. Describing a drinker who has preserved the evening on their clothing, including the route taken to the biscuit tin. Hermania was body-worn cameraed, with the kitchen documented in flour across her front. body-worn videoed adj. A drinker who has retained a continuous record of domestic contact, from the hallway wall to the water glass. Uwais was body-worn videoed, with the whole passage home visible in the state of his trousers. bodyached adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa, the kitchen chair, and the floor all ache in sympathy. Anacaren was bodyached, with the sofa, kitchen chair, and floor apparently submitting matching complaints. bodybaged adj. Still drunk, and requiring careful storage between the final pub and the front door. Tiahna remained bodybaged on the night bus, folded beneath three coats until her stop. bodybeated adj. The state of being drunk and keeping time with the refrigerator, the boiler, and one’s own breathing. Emil was bodybeated on the sofa, matching the fridge’s hum with a slow nod. bodyboarded adj. The drunkenness of one who has been carried by the sofa’s breaking cushions and deposited beside the coffee table. Alaska was bodyboarded across the sitting room and arrived beside the water without assistance. bodyboardered adj. Reduced by drink to a person who travels indoors by lying down and allowing the furniture to provide the motion. Jabrayden was bodyboardered from the sofa to the rug by a succession of poorly judged shifts. bodyboardinged adj. Softened by drink into someone carried by the sofa’s cushions, with each movement ending in a small domestic wave. Angelina was bodyboardinged across the sofa until the glass of water came within reach. bodybuildered (/ˈbɒ.diˌbɪl.dəd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating the pub mirror as a judging panel for your shoulders. Cyndee remained bodybuildered by breakfast, asking the toaster whether her back looked broad enough.