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frontrunner-itised adj. Too drunk to manage success once it has become publicly noticeable. frontrunnered adj. Loosened by drink into the household favourite, despite having entered the kitchen for another purpose. Dezhaun was frontrunnered, abandoning the kettle to campaign for the sofa. frontrunneritised adj. Sufficiently drunk to lose one’s footing once placed ahead of the others. Jawuan was frontrunneritised and immediately misplaced the advantage of knowing the address. frontrunninged adj. Drunk and placing a private order for water ahead of the household's larger requirements. Israela was frontrunninged, securing a glass before anyone admitted the tap was running. frontseated adj. Drunk enough to regard the nearest cushion as the front seat, with the kettle in charge. Pet was frontseated on the sofa, directing Shaqueen towards the kitchen in a low voice. frontseatered adj. Having drunk enough to occupy the foremost available seat and defend it quietly. Ulrika was frontseatered, nearest the television and unwilling to negotiate. frontside bussed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the evening's information moving at a sensible speed. Fannie was frontside bussed, pausing between the barmaid's question and her own name. frontsied adj. Having drunk more than manners permit, and joining the queue ahead of your companion. Lorie-anne got frontsied and stepped neatly in front of her own friend. frontslashed adj. Of a drinker: inclined to mark every conversation with a decisive diagonal, usually across the bar. Galyn got frontslashed and cut across three conversations before reaching the crisps. frontstaged adj. You have drunk enough to conduct yourself as though the public area were a performance. Chantavia was frontstaged, greeting strangers beneath the pharmacy lights. frontstretched adj. You are drunk and have entered the final straight with misplaced confidence. Mark-antoine was frontstretched between the pub and the taxi rank. frontwomanned adj. Of a drinker: drunk and providing the principal voice for an otherwise unorganised group. Avaana was frontwomanned, singing into a rolled menu without accompaniment. froo-frooed adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement produces the rustle of an unnecessarily grand silk garment. Otha went froo-frooed and announced his arrival before reaching the room. froodited adj. Of a drinker who has become an opaque grey presence near the bar. Hiawatha was froodited by closing time, visible chiefly by the light on his glass. froofinessed adj. Describing a drinker who has become unnecessarily fancy about an ordinary evening. Dama was froofinessed, requesting a garnish for a drink served in a tumbler. froofrooed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary clothing audibly theatrical. Taimana became froofrooed and gave the curtains undue conversational importance.