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buck slipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying an invisible instruction sheet for every stage of getting home. Sarahjoy was buck slipped, assigning Tramar the coat, the taxi and the responsibility for finding the keys. buck spinifexed adj. Drunk by closing time, and walking home through the crowd with stiff, blade-like determination. Hannah-mae went buck spinifexed after last orders, navigating the pavement in rigid little advances. buck's fizzed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which champagne and orange juice can be regarded as separate substances. Syrita was buck's fizzed and poured the breakfast drink with the solemnity of a ceremonial blend. buck's horn plantained adj. Still drunk, and divided into several sharp decisions about coats, taxis and the correct direction home. Avni remained buck's horn plantained, splitting the walk home into six contradictory plans. buck's nighted adj. Having drunk enough to turn the impending marriage party into an extended operation involving coats and last orders. Makenlie was buck's nighted, still organising the groom's departure after the landlord had locked up. buck's partied adj. Having drunk more than the prospective groom's party requires, and treating last orders as a ceremonial beginning. Astou was buck's partied by midnight, escorting the groom towards a taxi with ceremonial seriousness. buck's-horned adj. Drunk and branching into several opinions at once, each antlered and botanically self-important. Jullius became buck's-horned and lectured the barmaid on leaves with the authority of a county flora. buck-and-winged adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to cross the room becomes a rapid sequence of glides, slides, and stamps. Alfonsa went buck-and-winged across the ballroom, arriving nowhere but doing so at considerable speed. buck-basketed adj. Emboldened by drink to carry personal grievances from room to room for inspection. Chason got buck-basketed and brought each complaint to the kitchen for sorting. buck-hoisted adj. Drunk in a way that makes the journey home resemble a temporary lift operation beside a building site. Arveen left buck-hoisted, ascending the pub steps with assistance from two friends and a folded umbrella. buck-passered adj. Drunk past the point of accepting responsibility, particularly when it can be transferred to someone with a lanyard. Todrick was buck-passered and referred every query about the missing coats to the management. buck-passinged adj. Drunk beyond assigning blame to every available authority, including several that plainly possess none. Jondrea became buck-passinged and attributed the broken umbrella to the council, the weather, and Johnnyray. buck-wagonned adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring the sofa to haul the household safely home. Freddy-joe was buck-wagonned, loading blankets and water aboard the broad sofa. buckaretted adj. Drunk in a way that produces a determined female frontier rider, though no frontier has been identified. Ernst found Viktoriya buckaretted, issuing firm riding instructions from the stationary bar stool. buckarooed (/ˌbʌkəˈɹud/) adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary errands acquire the grim practicality of work on the range. Willson got buckarooed and treated the journey to the off-licence as an arduous day's employment. buckaroonied adj. Drunk on the strength of a dollar, or of whatever denomination the barmaid has just mentioned. Micalyn became buckaroonied and valued every conversation according to its presumed cash return.