knock-shopped
knockinned

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knock-shopped adj. Reduced by drink to conducting discreet trade wherever the pub has a spare corner. Deyala became knock-shopped and began arranging consultations beside the dartboard. knock-upped adj. Reduced by drink to practising a tennis serve with the tea towel before attempting the stairs.
knockabouted adj. Sharpened by drink into wearing the least suitable clothes for the furniture you are falling against. Kendia was knockabouted, using the kitchen chair as though it were outdoor equipment. knockbacked adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the sofa, the coffee table and finally the hallway rug. Nycia became knockbacked and attempted to move the sofa by addressing it firmly. knockbustered adj. Slowed by drink to producing an expensive-looking sequel to an ordinary domestic mishap. knockdown-dragouted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a household chore from an organised brawl. Cemal went knockdown-dragouted while attempting to fold a tea towel. knockdowned adj. Drunk and treating the kitchen floor as the most dependable available seating. knocked (/nɒkd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who hears an abrupt sound and confidently identifies its source without looking. Carrson was knocked and blamed the cupboard for a noise made by his own glass. knockemdownsed adj. Drunk beyond counting the kitchen chairs as pins and the cushion as a bowling ball. Ava-grace became knockemdownsed and rolled an orange beneath the sideboard. knocker upped adj. Drunk, with the result that the glass of water is delivered by tapping the bedroom window. Jaquana was knocker upped, waking the household while attempting to summon a drink. knocker-upped adj. Drunk to a degree that an early-morning glass of water requires a household wake-up service. knocker-uppered adj. A drinker so far gone that he has taken to waking the pub windows with a pole. Avorie went knocker-uppered at dawn, tapping every upstairs pane before anyone had ordered tea. knockered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every closed cupboard seem to require a formal announcement. Kaytelynn was knockered, tapping on the larder before taking out the biscuits. knocking shopped adj. Softened by drink into treating the public bar as a house of discreet appointments. Chuong got knocking shopped and started booking imaginary clients beside the crisps. knockinged (/ˈnɒkɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who answers every knock, including those made by his own glass. Josecarlos was knockinged, opening the lavatory door whenever someone tapped it.
knockinned adj. The state of being drunk and inserted into the conversation at precisely the wrong locus.