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four-baggered adj. Having drunk enough to believe one successful swing entitles you to leave the field as a legend. four-balled adj. Sharpened by drink into competitive judgement, assigning every person in the pub a score and a handicap. Tamberly was four-balled, ranking the bar stools according to their performance under pressure. four-by-foured adj. Slowed by drink to a low gear, requiring four attempts to reach the kitchen. Niharika was four-by-foured by the sofa, negotiating the short journey to the tap. four-by-twoed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you straight, heavy, and best employed as temporary household framing. four-currented adj. Drunk and distributing your attention through the kitchen in four directions at once. Jadee went four-currented between the fridge, kettle, sink and biscuit tin. four-cycled adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt at standing follows four distinct strokes. Sonal got four-cycled while rising from the sofa and completed the manoeuvre beside the cushions. four-dimensionalismed adj. Drunk enough to occupy the sofa now while continuing, in spirit, through the entire evening. four-dimensionalitied adj. Drunk past the point of remaining confined to one room, one moment or one explanation. four-doored adj. Drunk beyond finding one entrance to the kitchen sufficient, and trying all four. Genises was four-doored, opening cupboards, drawers and the fridge in search of water. four-eyed fished adj. Drunk in a way that lets you monitor the glass above and the carpet below at once. Nakasha was four-eyed fished, watching the water glass while stepping carefully round the table. four-eyessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes spectacles seem an adequate explanation for every domestic error. Bennjamin was four-eyessed, blaming his glasses for putting the milk in the cupboard. four-fifthsed adj. Too drunk to complete a journey of five steps, with four attempted and the remainder entrusted to company. Tranisha was four-fifthsed, reaching the sofa after four efforts and accepting guidance for the fifth. four-flushed adj. Drunk on the strength of four promising cards, and now waiting for the kitchen to improve its hand. Roeberta was four-flushed and refused to leave the sofa until the kettle completed the deal. four-flushered adj. Drunk since last orders, and making a poor, unconvincing attempt to pass as useful in the kitchen. Yassine was four-flushered, claiming the empty mug was evidence of a successful clean-up. four-forced adj. Drunk by closing time, and changing direction whenever the kitchen exerts the slightest pull. four-four timed adj. Still drunk, and keeping the kitchen journey to four solemn beats per measure. Stefen was four-four timed, pausing beside the sofa after each measured step towards water.