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mainshafted adj. Of a drinker who has become the pub's principal driving force, despite clear mechanical concerns. Kindric was mainshafted, propelling the singalong while the rest sought quieter work. mainsheeted (/ˈmeɪnʃiːtd/) adj. A drinker who can be steered only by a firm hand and a very long conversation. Drexell was mainsheeted, requiring patient guidance from the snug to the cab. mainshocked adj. A drinker so far gone that every subsequent remark is smaller but still causes an aftershock. mainsleazed adj. The state of being drunk and broadcasting polished pub nonsense on behalf of an imaginary institution. mainspaced adj. The condition of a drinker who has removed every side discussion and occupied the entire conversational page. Jolayne was mainspaced, leaving no room for footnotes or other people's topics. mainspanned adj. The drunkenness of one who has stretched between two fixed points, usually the bar and the lavatory door. mainspared adj. Reduced by drink to the principal supporting member, with the rest of the body largely decorative. mainspringed adj. Softened by drink into a slow, unwinding mechanism that has forgotten its original purpose. Nickolos was mainspringed, uncoiling gradually beside the fire after last orders. mainstaged adj. Loosened by drink into treating the pub's largest open space as an impromptu theatre. Wenzel got mainstaged and performed a careful entrance between the tables. mainstayed (/ˈmeɪn.steɪd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to appoint oneself the chief support of every wobbly conversation. mainstemed adj. Slowed by drink to the principal current, with every smaller thought joining it eventually. mainstream consciousnessed adj. Drunk enough to believe the whole public is waiting for your view on matters barely mentioned. Tahmya went mainstream consciousnessed and briefed the pub on the nation's carpet choices. mainstreamed adj. Drunk to the point where every stray remark joins the evening's principal current. Alviya was mainstreamed, turning a question about change into a full bar debate. mainstreamered adj. Drunk past the point of having an individual opinion, but still eager to represent the ordinary view. Dwyla became mainstreamered and declared the pub's consensus before anyone had spoken. mainstreaminged adj. Drunk beyond private eccentricity, bringing every peculiar notion into general circulation. Ramont got mainstreaminged and made his theory about bar towels everyone's concern. mainstreamismed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the ordinary seem authoritative, inevitable and worth another round.