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buckayroed adj. Drunk to a degree that revives obsolete frontier manners and a misplaced confidence in livestock. Abanoub became buckayroed and addressed the ornamental horse outside the restaurant as a colleague. buckbeaned adj. Drunk since last orders, and bitterly medicinal about the consequences. Raniya was buckbeaned, describing the headache as therapeutic while refusing the offered water. buckberried adj. Drunk by the third round, and exhibiting the small, dark persistence of something gathered from a hedgerow. Kenechukwu was buckberried, tucked into the corner and steadily staining the conversation with obscure remarks. buckboarded adj. Drunk by closing time, and conveyed home with the suspension, dignity, and steering of a rough wagon. Dzejla left buckboarded, jolting over the pavement while insisting the route was perfectly designed. buckbrushed adj. Still drunk, and offering the persistent, low-growing obstruction of a shrub favoured by deer. Chanille remained buckbrushed beside the doorway, difficult to move and unexpectedly popular with passing coats. buckbushed adj. Too drunk to distinguish one North American shrub from another, or the pavement from a natural habitat. buckdanced adj. Slowed by drink to a clogging rhythm which makes the walk home considerably longer. Sadao was buckdanced after last orders, crossing the car park in patient, stamping sequences. bucked (/bʊkd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a male animal's confidence, charging cheerfully towards the coat pile. Sereana got bucked after the fourth round and tried to lead everyone home by antlered authority. buckeened adj. Sufficiently drunk to imitate prosperity with borrowed confidence, unsuitable clothing, and no discernible income. Jennieve was buckeened, ordering champagne while checking whether the card machine accepted promises. buckered adj. Having drunk enough to behave like a startled horse whenever seated furniture imposes an opinion. Markwon went buckered and left the chair with considerable energy when asked to sit still. buckerooed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a working rider in principle, despite lacking both horse and employment. Hakiem went buckerooed and attempted to mount a low wall for purposes of transport. bucket and spaded adj. You have drunk enough to construct a modest seaside kingdom, provided nobody questions its engineering. Kahlie was bucket and spaded, building a sandcastle in the pub’s ornamental planter. bucket bagged adj. You are drunk and closed loosely at the top, with contents shifting according to the direction of travel. Neeraja went bucket bagged and carried the evening’s receipts in an increasingly unreliable heap. bucket bonged adj. Of a drinker: conducting the evening through homemade apparatus and a regrettable understanding of water displacement. Yovonda became bucket bonged and attempted to explain the arrangement using the landlord’s mop bucket. bucket brigaded adj. Of a drinker who has passed each fresh glass along by hand until the original emergency is forgotten. Abriam was bucket brigaded, receiving drinks from one end of the table and forwarding none of them. bucket chemistried adj. Describing a drinker who conducts crude experiments with whatever ingredients and glassware remain available. Parlee grew bucket chemistried and combined tonic, gravy, and a thermometer without recording the result.