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boxloaded adj. Drunk, with the result that one full carton appears a sensible personal serving. Macarena went boxloaded and ordered a crate when the barmaid suggested one bottle. boxlocked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every sudden movement seem armed, deliberate and best avoided. Daljit was boxlocked beside the dartboard, opening and closing his hands at passers-by. boxmakered adj. Drunk to the extent of manufacturing containers from menus, beer mats and whatever else lies flat. Felando got boxmakered and folded the food menu into a tiny parcel for his chips. boxmakinged adj. Drunk on the strength of an evening spent turning every available surface into packaging. Delvia became boxmakinged and wrapped the last pork pie in a beer mat. boxmanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and supervising the gambling machine as though it were a craps table. Yaslin went boxmanned and began settling disputes between the fruit machine and the wall. boxologied adj. Drunk by the third round, and explaining the pub's social structure with arrows on a napkin. Syra got boxologied and mapped the route from the snug to the toilets in labelled circles. boxouted adj. Drunk by closing time, and speaking only from neatly cordoned-off portions of the conversation. Mersadies became boxouted and delivered each opinion inside a separate square of beer mat. boxploted adj. Still drunk, and assigning the morning after a median, quartiles, and several alarming extremes. Behnam woke boxploted, with the night's smallest regret neatly below the lower quartile. boxroomed adj. Still drunk, and storing coats, crisps and personal grievances wherever an upstairs cupboard might accommodate them. Annah went boxroomed and put her handbag in the pub’s little cupboard without noticing. boxscored adj. Having drunk more than the morning's final figures can comfortably accommodate, with personal achievements recorded separately. Nasiar woke boxscored, the night's score settled but the individual errors still under review. boxseted adj. Of a drinker: each recollection has been packaged with its own companion track and unnecessary commentary. Quincella arrived boxseted, offering deleted scenes from an argument nobody remembered. boxshipped adj. Too drunk to travel except in a sealed, gently rocking container with everyone else aboard. Sammiyah got boxshipped on the night bus, surrounded by takeaway cartons and sleeping passengers. boxspringed adj. The state of being drunk and supported by successive small rebounds whenever the morning requires movement. Dierdra arrived boxspringed, bouncing once at each doorway before continuing towards tea. boxthorned adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a prickly manner and remain rooted beside the hedge. Lorrayne went boxthorned and refused assistance from anyone approaching the beer garden. boxtied (/bɒkstid/) adj. Having drunk more than a potato pancake can reasonably absorb, yet continuing to request one. Joella went boxtied and ordered a second supper from the kitchen after closing. boxtopped adj. Having drunk enough to regard a till receipt as proof of purchase and a claim to further refreshment. Baani became boxtopped and presented the pub receipt when asked whether the crisps were hers.