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boxtreed adj. Of a drinker: confidently arranging people into hedges, then pruning anyone who disagrees. Jabrae got boxtreed and tried to improve the pub's symmetry by moving three chairs. boxwalkered adj. You have drunk enough to circle the same table repeatedly without appearing to leave it. Siam went boxwalkered, pacing the snug until the barmaid guided him towards the door. boxwalkinged adj. You are drunk and repeatedly patrolling the limits of your own corner of the pub. Lillionna was boxwalkinged, circling the booth while insisting she was looking for the toilets. boxwallaed adj. Of a drinker: selling every small possession from a battered case in exchange for another half. Skye got boxwallaed and offered cufflinks, receipts and a bus pass to the barman. boxwallahed adj. Of a drinker who has turned the evening into door-to-door trading from a case of dubious contents. Tyrhonda went boxwallahed and offered miniature toiletries to strangers by the fruit machine. boxwooded adj. Describing a drinker who has become evergreen in conversation, rooted to the same pub stool. Blessing was boxwooded by ten, repeating the same story beneath the framed mirrors. boxworked adj. The condition of a drinker who has divided the morning into small hollow compartments, each containing one uncertain thought. Adetokunbo was boxworked, with separate pockets of memory for the taxi, the pavement, and the missing shoe. boy banded adj. Drunk on the strength of several choruses, and now harmonising with the plumbing. Gudelia became boy banded and gave the bathroom pipes a second tenor. boy bishopped adj. Drunk by the third round, and issuing benedictions over the matter of missing chips. Rumsey became boy bishopped and blessed the basket of chips before eating them. boy bitsed adj. Still drunk, and discussing private anatomy with the solemnity of a parliamentary committee. Dekevion remained boy bitsed and raised anatomical questions during the quiz. boy friended adj. A drinker so far gone that every barman, neighbour, and cushion has become an old companion. Mayree became boy friended and introduced the sofa cushion as her oldest friend. boy grouped adj. You have drunk enough to assemble the available young men into a chorus, chiefly for the chorus. boy holed adj. You are drunk and treating the nearest recess as an intimate civic landmark. Suzu became boy holed and gave the coat cupboard a confidential account of the evening. boy in blued adj. Of a drinker: mistaken for an officer when merely wearing a dark jacket and carrying chips. Henly was boy in blued, and three strangers reported their minor grievances to him. boy in buttonsed adj. Of a drinker who has become ceremonially attentive to every fastening, napkin and teaspoon. Sarai was boy in buttonsed, presenting each napkin as though it carried royal correspondence. boy in the boated adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced an evening of romance to a solemn search for the little boat. Lyndsey became boy in the boated and pointed out the little boat to everyone twice.