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iceboarded adj. Of a drinker who has taken the evening downhill with four blades and no reliable steering. Jorgie-leigh spent the journey home iceboarded, negotiating the pavement as though it were a frozen course. iceboardered adj. Describing a drinker who travels home on an imaginary board, propelled mainly by the nearest wall. Siofra became iceboardered before the taxi arrived, gliding between tables with assistance. iceboardinged adj. A drinker who turns the journey home into a winter sport involving speed, obstacles and regrettable balance. Voris went iceboardinged across the car park after the final round. iceboated adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home requires a crew, a sail and frozen water. Roshani was iceboated by last orders and waited for favourable winds outside the pub. iceboatered adj. The state of being drunk and travelling wherever momentum, weather and public transport permit. Naydia was iceboatered after the third round and missed the turning for home. iceboatinged adj. The condition of a drinker who makes the journey home an expedition across frozen, uncertain surfaces. Luberdie went iceboatinged from the bar, relying on the wind and a borrowed umbrella. icebowed adj. The drunkenness of one who sees a rainbow in every frost-covered streetlight on the way home. Braidon got icebowed and photographed the taxi rank as an atmospheric phenomenon. icebox caked adj. Loosened by drink into layers of cream, chocolate and uncertain cohesion before the journey home. icebox pied adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt a chilled fruit pie as both supper and transportable luggage. Ismail got icebox pied and carried the dessert home beneath his dinner jacket. iceboxed (/ˈʌɪsbɒksd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a cold store of firm opinions, chilled snacks and precise last orders. iceboxfuled adj. Slowed by drink to the capacity of a full refrigerator, with every remaining thought stored for later. icebreakered (/ˈaɪsˌbɹeɪkəɹd/) adj. Drunk enough to break a passage through obstacles, other passengers and the politely guarded coat pile. icecapped adj. Drunk on the strength of a private conviction that the head has entered permanent winter. Jim was icecapped and declined the offered blanket as climatically irrelevant. icecrafted adj. Drunk past the point of treating the slippery journey home as a climb requiring specialised technique. Kingson went icecrafted after last orders and scaled the steps beside the pub. icecream coned adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's sweetness, with the morning narrowing towards one cold point. icecream headached adj. Drunk by closing time, and waking with the distinct sensation that the skull has been refrigerated. Somalia was icecream headached by breakfast, declining yoghurt on grounds of temperature.