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bosquetted adj. You have drunk enough to require a secluded copse, though a corner behind the curtains will suffice. Athalia was bosquetted and established a private woodland beside the television. boss boyed adj. Too drunk to stop issuing instructions to the group, despite having no recognised authority over it. Grace was boss boyed and assigned Jaynah responsibility for finding everyone’s missing coats. boss buttonned adj. Sufficiently drunk to hide from the person in charge whenever conversation becomes inconvenient. Morgun went boss buttonned when the manager asked who had ordered the final round. boss headed adj. Having drunk enough to hold two unrelated conversations at right angles and insist they are securely attached. Chevaun became boss headed, keeping Archie-jay on one subject while addressing another across the room. boss keyed adj. You have drunk enough to conceal yourself whenever a superior appears, even when no concealment is available. Kileyann became boss keyed and ducked behind a pillar when her supervisor entered the pub. boss manned adj. Sharpened by drink into the conviction that every room requires a male supervisor, preferably oneself. Caitrin went boss manned and appointed herself employer of the entire smoking area. boss rushed adj. You are drunk and facing every difficult person present in rapid succession, without an intervening sensible pause. Krisette went boss rushed, settling arguments with the landlord, the DJ, and then the taxi marshal. bossa novaed (/ˈbɒsə ˈnəʊvəd/) adj. Of a drinker: moving lightly and rhythmically through the room while making everyone else step aside. Bohen bossa novaed through the bar, moving lightly while everyone else stepped aside. bossaballed adj. Describing a drinker who treats every group gathering as an inflatable court and every companion as part of the game. Vice got bossaballed and bounced between friends, chairs, and the buffet with sporting confidence. bossaged adj. A drinker who remains awkwardly prominent in the group, unfinished and awaiting further shaping by events. Asoni was bossaged, projecting from the end of the table while everyone else tried to continue dinner. bossaled (/boʊˈsæld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every social setting feels newly arrived, unfamiliar, and in need of explanation. Tori was bossaled and asked Firdous to explain the pub, the party, and the concept of Tuesday. bossalled adj. The state of being drunk and socially unacquainted with surroundings that everyone else considers familiar. Jodina became bossalled and asked Jaynah whether the dining room had always been located there. bossanovaed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a lively rhythm and expects the surrounding company to follow it. Parys became bossanovaed and persuaded three seated guests to accompany a dance nobody had requested. bossdomed adj. The condition of a drinker who assumes command of the entire social sphere and appoints everyone else accordingly. Chukwudi went bossdomed and gave Charlee-rose authority over the crisps without consultation. bossed (/bɒsd/) adj. Reduced by drink to issuing instructions whose authority is entirely unsupported by employment. Sweta got bossed and began directing the kitchen staff despite having no connection with the restaurant. bosselationed adj. Softened by drink into a surface bearing several conversational protuberances, each tender to touch. Komari became bosselationed and developed a fresh point of grievance whenever anyone asked a question.