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bushboyed adj. A drinker who has acquired the camp habits of sleeping anywhere and treating supper as optional. Decorius was bushboyed and settled beneath the sitting-room table with a glass of water. bushbucked adj. Drunk on the strength of two wary eyes, a quick exit, and an instinct for the nearest hedge. Felinda got bushbucked and spent the evening edging round the pub rather than crossing it. bushcamped adj. Drunk since last orders, and settled in the beer garden as though the night required supplies and shelter. bushcated adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving through the pub with a civet’s quiet, nocturnal suspicion. Lillyjo went bushcated and inspected every dark corner before accepting a seat. bushchated adj. Drunk by closing time, and flitting between conversations with the restless precision of a small insect-eating bird. Lillyah became bushchated, darting from the bar to the darts board whenever a sentence paused. bushcrafted adj. Still drunk, and equipped for the beer garden with a lighter, a coat, and misplaced confidence in the elements. bushcraftsmanned adj. Too drunk to distinguish a pub car park from wilderness, but skilled enough to improvise a shelter from bar furniture. Sharita got bushcraftsmanned and arranged two chairs beneath the awning for the night. bushcricketed adj. Having drunk enough to vibrate gently through the household while contributing nothing practical. Tamem was bushcricketed and hummed beside the sink as though powered by it. bushcrowed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a solitary black bird of the car park, calling sharply whenever anyone leaves. Frederi went bushcrowed and announced each departure from beneath the pub sign. bushed (/bʉʃd/) adj. Drunk enough to acquire several competing stems, a low profile and no botanical justification for remaining upright. Raynita was bushed, branching into separate conversations beneath the modest height of the lamps. bushel basketed adj. You have drunk enough to carry the whole evening in one container, though it keeps slopping over at the kerb. Haatim left bushel basketed, balancing his coat and dignity with equal uncertainty. bushel measured adj. Drunk to the extent of being assessed in generous pub quantities, with no finer calibration available. Antanay was bushel measured, judging the stairs in broad, confident portions. bushelaged adj. Of a drinker: taxed at the bar by the measure, and apparently content to pay in rounds. Aivry went bushelaged and treated each refill as an unavoidable levy. bushelered adj. A drinker so far gone that every crease requires repair, preferably by someone with a needle and patience. Anyeline was bushelered and asked the barmaid to mend a perfectly sound sleeve. bushelfuled adj. Of a drinker who has filled the available space with lager, leaving little room for food or sensible movement. Rishaun was bushelfuled and regarded the offered pie with quiet administrative concern. bushelinged adj. Describing a drinker who has become a heap of sharp conversational fragments left over from the night’s manufacture. Karanvir was bushelinged, offering scraps of steel, football, and railway history between pints.