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goalframed (/ˈɡəʊlˌfɹeɪmd/) adj. Too drunk to leave the pub without first arranging the entire group into two posts and a crossbar. goalhangered adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain beside the bar, hoping the next round arrives without personal exertion. Kaitland was goalhangered, waiting near the optics while everyone else collected their coats. goalied (/ˈɡəʊl.id/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can defend, and remaining firmly in front of the bar. Tenneille was goalied, blocking the route to the exit while protecting the last round. goalieinged adj. Drunk and applying the principles of goalkeeping to conversations, preventing every subject from getting through. Shelvia spent the evening goalieinged, deflecting each question back across the table. goalkeeped adj. Drunk to the point where every approaching object is treated as a shot requiring immediate parrying. Anthony-james became goalkeeped and slapped the menu away from the edge of the table. goalkeepered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary vigilance, stationed defensively wherever the evening appears most vulnerable. Wain stood goalkeepered beside the drinks table, repelling all attempts to tidy it. goalkeepinged adj. Drunk in a way that turns the prevention of minor incidents into a personal discipline. Tyjohn was goalkeepinged, preventing three glasses from reaching the table's unguarded edge. goalkickered adj. Drunk, with the result that every available occasion is converted into an opportunity for a decisive kick. Mihit, goalkickered by midnight, celebrated each successful nudge of furniture. goalkickinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns penalties, conversions, and other minor errors into scoring opportunities. Abhilash became goalkickinged and assigned penalties to anyone interrupting the toast. goallessnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of pursuing no aim whatsoever, while providing elaborate reasons for the omission. Halcyon wandered goallessnessed between rooms, declining every proposed destination. goallined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a coat is located only after every other one has been tried. goalmindered adj. Drunk on the strength of appointing yourself guardian of a particular objective, however trivial. goalmouthed adj. Drunk since last orders, and positioned directly before whatever opening seems most likely to admit trouble. Leather was goalmouthed before the kitchen doorway, where trouble appeared most admissible. goalodicied adj. Drunk by the third round, and pursuing an announced objective with the grimness of a minor crusade. Irshaad went goalodicied and spent an hour trying to retrieve a coaster from beneath the piano. goalposted (/ˈɡəʊlpəʊstd/) adj. Still drunk, and standing rigidly where a boundary, real or invented, appears to require supervision. Earlette remained goalposted beside the garden gate, directing guests through the open side. goalscorered adj. Too drunk to distinguish between achievement and merely announcing that achievement has occurred.