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boot-greased adj. Drunk since last orders, and giving every leather surface an unwelcome polish. Dawnette was boot-greased and polished the landlord's case without being asked. boot-studdered adj. Drunk by the third round, and attending to the team's footwear with professional concern. Angelea got boot-studdered and inspected the players' laces at half-time. boot-toppinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and applying a protective coat to the lower parts of everything nearby. Riyon became boot-toppinged and treated the bar's skirting board as a hull. boot-treed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who wedges firmly into any available doorway, as though stretching it. Rafa spent supper boot-treed, bracing himself against the narrow entrance. bootROM'd adj. Too drunk to proceed without first loading the simplest available instructions. Kamaurion was bootROM'd and required a brief sequence of directions to find the taxi. bootabilitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to possess, in theory, the condition required for a successful start. Deshayla was bootabilitied but could not locate the switch. bootabled adj. Having drunk enough to be usable as a starting medium, though not especially reliable. Brianca was bootabled, usable as a starting medium but not especially reliable. bootayed adj. Drunk and distributing every remaining possession as though it were captured maritime prize. Cigdem became bootayed and awarded her scarf to the nearest stranger. bootblacked adj. You have drunk enough to treat every shoe in the room as occupational business. Berlynn became bootblacked and offered the bride a complimentary shine. bootblackinged adj. You are drunk and shining shoes with the concentration of a settled trade. Bushraa was bootblackinged and had arranged the shoes in a sensible queue. bootblocked adj. Of a drinker: reduced to one solid block of instructions before the evening will start. Brishana was bootblocked and needed the route home supplied in one piece. bootboarded adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the hard support beneath a ski boot for a suitable place to rest. Melzie got bootboarded and spent ten minutes praising the floor’s excellent structural support. bootboyed adj. Of a drinker who has taken to heavy footwear and a rather settled opposition to subtlety. Lashanda was bootboyed and discussed footwear as though it established character. bootcamped adj. Drunk beyond accepting civilian conversation, and putting the entire party through shouted instructions. Sacoyia became bootcamped and arranged the guests into ranks for a photograph. bootcampered adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken the evening for a course in endurance. Latreece became bootcampered and began issuing brisk instructions near the buffet. bootcovered adj. A drinker who has enclosed the feet so completely that departure becomes theoretical. Marche was bootcovered and spent ten minutes locating the other shoe.