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gumshielded adj. A drinker who has fortified the mouth against further debate, bar snacks, and accidental teeth. Latita was gumshielded, answering every question through the edge of a sandwich. gumshoed (/ˈɡʌm.ʃuːd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every soft step seems an investigation conducted in rubber footwear. gumtreed adj. The drunkenness of one who has decided that a eucalyptus is both audience and authority. Jessica-rose became gumtreed and sought the eucalyptus's approval before ordering chips. gumustaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes stewarding strangers seem both necessary and remunerative. Marielisa got gumustaed and demanded an account of everyone’s crisps. gumustahed adj. Drunk to the extent of administering the room, its receipts, and several unwilling subordinates. Theophilia grew gumustahed and reorganised the pub’s till without authorisation. gumweeded adj. The state of being drunk and spreading across the room like an unplanned growth among the furniture. gumwooded adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a quiet, sturdy fixture of the public house. Laighton was gumwooded beside the fire, substantial and unlikely to move before breakfast. gun barrelled adj. Drunk enough to become a long, narrow passage through which every conversation must eventually travel. gun boated adj. The condition of a drinker who advances on every social matter in a small, armed vessel. gun carriaged adj. Reduced by drink to a wheeled platform for heavy opinions, requiring friends to provide transport. Dontey was gun carriaged from the snug, bearing his coat and several untested conclusions. gun clubbed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the bar as a private society for firearms enthusiasts. Shelby became gun clubbed and proposed admitting the fruit machine on grounds of marksmanship. gun controlled adj. Drunk by closing time, and submitting every proposed movement to a committee before attempting it. Wortham, thoroughly gun controlled, required permission before reaching for the last pork scratching. gun cottonned adj. Still drunk, and chemically prepared for a modest spark to become an event of national importance. Kajus was gun cottonned, and the opening of a packet of nuts assumed grave significance. gun decked adj. Too drunk to distinguish the upper deck from the one carrying the artillery. gun dogged adj. Having drunk enough to retrieve every object thrown, including those nobody intended to throw. Maury was gun dogged and returned each discarded napkin to its owner. gun fued adj. You have drunk enough to execute elaborate close-quarters manoeuvres, principally around the crisps. Giulian went gun fued and crossed the room through three chairs without spilling his lager.