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hindfinned adj. A drinker who keeps the rear pair of fins active, steering an uncertain course across the room. Kwane was hindfinned, using the back of each leg to correct his route towards the stairs. hindflippered adj. A drinker so far gone that the legs have become rear flippers, useful chiefly on the floor. Darreus was hindflippered and made the stairs by an ungainly aquatic shuffle. hindfooted adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the rear foot the chief instrument of balance. Lorett was hindfooted on the staircase, repeatedly correcting the front foot from behind. hindgutted adj. The drunkenness of one who has sent the evening's remaining coordination down the lower end of the system. Lelynd was hindgutted, with speech and balance both arriving several seconds late. hindheaded adj. Reduced by drink to leading with the rear of the head and following wherever it points. hindleged adj. Of a drinker who has transferred most of the evening's responsibility to the back legs. hindlimbed adj. A drinker who has made the rear limbs responsible for nearly all forward progress. Martice became hindlimbed and crossed the room by carefully extending one back leg. hindlocked adj. Softened by drink into a loose rear lock, swaying independently of the rest of the person. Doranda was hindlocked, her hair and balance drifting separately on the landing. hindlooked adj. Sharpened by drink into repeated backward glances, each less useful than the last. Lucy was hindlooked on the stairs, reviewing every step immediately after taking it. hindmarginned adj. Loosened by drink into a rear edge that keeps arriving before the rest of the body. Narrissa was hindmarginned, with the back of her balance extending beyond the staircase. hindmilked (/ˈhaɪndmɪlkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to rely on the late, richer part of the evening for strength on the stairs. Nyrek was hindmilked and claimed the final round had improved his descent. hindnecked adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry the evening below the nape, where last orders cannot reach it. Ahjanae remained hindnecked after the bell, retaining one private round beneath the collar. hindouisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and addressing the silent fruit machine as though it possessed ancestral wisdom. hindparted adj. Having drunk enough to put the rear half of every conversation several minutes behind the front. Carmello arrived hindparted at last orders, still answering questions from the previous round. hindpawed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can carry, and proceeding home on uncertain rear feet. Marrah went hindpawed towards the taxi, placing each foot with careful optimism. hindpocketed adj. You have drunk enough to put the last orders and the route home somewhere behind you.