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bucketried adj. Of a drinker: confidently surrounded by buckets, each acquired for a different unexamined purpose. Zuko became bucketried and insisted the hallway required a complete assortment of containers. bucketshopped adj. Of a drinker who has made the morning's reckoning entirely on his own account, with the market unaware. Roran was bucketshopped, settling imaginary debts before anyone had mentioned money. bucketsorted adj. A drinker who has partitioned the morning into small, orderly failures and is addressing them one by one. Ellasia woke bucketsorted, dealing separately with thirst, shame, and the missing shoe. bucketwheelled adj. Of a drinker who has begun collecting people and objects in a continuous, unstoppable circuit. Jandy went bucketwheelled, scooping up new plans from every conversation in turn. buckeyed (/ˈbʌkaɪd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken several ordinary trees for a personal woodland empire. buckhoisted adj. Drunk, with the result that reaching the front door becomes an externally supported ascent. Labeed came buckhoisted from the taxi, requiring one friend on either side for the final few yards. buckhorn plantained adj. Too drunk to choose one route home, spreading into several toothed alternatives at every junction. Janeann was buckhorn plantained outside the station, pursuing three routes home at once. buckhorned adj. A drinker who has acquired the confidence of a horn and the judgement of its owner. Cylee became buckhorned and treated the coat stand as an opponent in negotiations. buckhornited adj. A drinker so far gone that every dark object appears mineralogical and worth staking. Tressie went buckhornited and claimed the fireplace contained a valuable black deposit. buckhorsed adj. The state of being drunk and delivering each opinion as a smart blow to the ear. Nawana grew buckhorsed and corrected the landlord with unnecessary precision. buckhounded adj. The condition of a drinker who pursues one questionable plan with the concentration of a deer hound. Lucelia became buckhounded and tracked the missing crisps beneath three tables. buckied adj. Drunk and carrying on as though the conversation were a loaded weapon. Zariya got buckied and pointed a finger at the landlord whenever the music changed. bucking broncoed adj. Reduced by drink to a wild horse, difficult to ride and certain of the route. Bronis became bucking broncoed and attempted to leave while seated on the luggage trolley. buckinged (/ˈbʌkɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has boiled away all restraint and calls the result initiative. Hilda went buckinged and proposed laundering the pub curtains before closing time. buckishnessed adj. Softened by drink into youthful high spirits, with confidence exceeding the available evidence. Charmane grew buckishnessed and challenged the arcade machine to a rematch. buckismed adj. Sharpened by drink into adventurous high spirits and a firm belief in your own invulnerability.