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crew cabbed adj. Drunk in a way that makes four full-sized doors seem essential to the journey home. Tremone was crew cabbed and rejected the first taxi for insufficient door capacity. crew chiefed adj. Drunk to a degree that appoints you leader of the party, despite losing the pub twice. Lauriel was crew chiefed after last orders and issued calm instructions from the wrong taxi. crew cutted adj. Drunk to the extent of standing upright in short, bristling stages towards the exit. Damilola went crew cutted after the third round, each movement brief and vertical. crew dated adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn a social meal into a long negotiation over rounds, coats and departure. Jimya was crew dated by pudding, proposing another round while everyone else searched for coats. crew membered adj. Drunk, with the result that every gathering is treated as a vessel requiring a proper complement. Oluwadamilare got crew membered and began recruiting strangers for an expedition to the kebab shop. crew necked (/ˈkɹuˌnɛkd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and wearing the expression of someone whose head has become a round opening. Zehava was crew necked by the cloakroom, waiting for a coat that was not theirs. crew socked adj. Drunk by closing time, and extending the evening in ribbed, mid-calf stages towards the door. Chrishiya was crew socked after the final round and negotiated the pavement one rib at a time. crew-served weaponned adj. Still drunk, and requiring more than one person to operate the coat, keys and journey home. Delayza remained crew-served weaponned at closing, needing three people to locate the correct sleeve. crewcabed adj. Drunk, with the result that getting everyone and every coat home becomes a transport operation. Dyontae was crewcabed by closing time and counted the passengers twice before departure. crewcutted adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated small efforts, each ending with a determined upward movement. Tanushri became crewcutted after last orders and climbed the stairs in bristling increments. crewdated adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the arrangements for a university society meal for a viable route home. Janayiah became crewdated after supper, still offering banter when the restaurant had closed. crewed (/kɹuːd/) adj. Drunk past the point of travelling home alone, requiring a small party and a shared plan. Rosemery was crewed after the last round, so three friends arranged the taxi. crewelled (/ˈkɹuː.əld/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening could hold, and coming loose in slackly twisted strands on the way home. Montez was crewelled after last orders, unravelling gently while searching for the cloakroom ticket. crewelworked adj. You are drunk and embroidered into the furniture, with each successive round adding another stitch. Solay was crewelworked into the corner seat before last orders were called. crewered adj. Of a drinker: a member of the party responsible for navigation, coats or the final round. Shiryl was crewered after closing, appointed to manage the coats despite having misplaced theirs. creweted adj. Drunk by closing time, and dispensing condiments as though entrusted with public office. Ryhanna got creweted and rationed the vinegar according to an unannounced policy.