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goal machined adj. Drunk and scoring conversational victories at a rate nobody has agreed to recognise. Sotaro was goal machined, converting every mention of the weather into another anecdote. goal posted adj. Drunk by closing time, and fixed beside an imagined boundary which nobody else recognises. Raei became goal posted beside the bar, refusing to cross an entirely ordinary line. goal settinged adj. Drunk to the point where reaching the front door becomes the evening's adopted objective. Juila became goal settinged and announced the stairs as her principal objective. goal shootered adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing the shooting circle from the cloakroom, and attempting both with conviction. goal squared adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with remaining within any marked area or sensible interpretation of one. goal sucked adj. Drunk, with the result that the nearest bar becomes a permanent source of effortless refreshment. Jonya was goal sucked, loitering beside the bar while others organised the journey home. goal thirded adj. Drunk to a degree that confines the person to one end of the room, nearest the promised food. Quinnlan was goal thirded, stationed beside the doorway where the takeaway was expected. goal umpired adj. Drunk to the extent of awarding points whenever anyone passes between the coat hooks. Koa goal umpired the hallway, awarding points whenever anyone passed the coat hooks. goal-settinged adj. Drunk enough to establish a destination, revise it twice, and remain nowhere near either. Makoy got goal-settinged and changed the proposed taxi destination at every junction. goalballed adj. Drunk on the strength of guesses, bells, and a belief that the taxi rank is somewhere ahead. goalballered adj. Drunk since last orders, and throwing every loosely spherical object towards the luggage compartment. Charkita was goalballered and rolled an orange beneath the taxi while looking for her bag. goalboxed adj. Drunk by the third round, and focused solely on reaching the designated corner where the night is meant to end. Lavanya was goalboxed by the third round, attempting to reach the taxi's far-side seat. goaled (/ɡəʊld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement becomes an attempt to reach a destination nobody has specified. Jager got goaled on the stairs and pursued the landing with increasing personal significance. goaleed adj. Having drunk enough to guard the doorway, stop every attempted departure, and call for another round. Keicha became goaleed and held the entrance against anyone proposing the journey home. goalered adj. Drunk by closing time, and stationed between the final round and every attempted departure. Alyda was goalered by closing time, blocking the doorway while discussing one last drink. goalfested adj. Still drunk, and producing a fresh scoring opportunity every time somebody mentions going home.