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oysterbanked adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, settled deposit of conversation from which opinions may be dredged. Harlee got oysterbanked along the settle and supplied anecdotes to anyone passing the table. oysterbeded adj. The state of being drunk and settled beneath the sofa cushions, awaiting morning's harvest. Malaeka was oysterbeded before the washing-up began, surrounded by glasses and soft furnishings. oysterboated adj. Emboldened by drink to venture into rougher waters in search of something edible, disputable, or both. Aashirya got oysterboated and set off across the pub to catch the last remaining pork pie. oystercatchered (/ˈɔɪstəˌkæt͡ʃəd/) adj. Drunk and wading through the pub with a long, bright bill for shellfish that are not there. Winny got oystercatchered and searched every table for an oyster beneath the beer mats. oystered (/ˈɔɪstəd/) adj. You are drunk and clinging to the sofa as firmly as a shell clings to stone. Angelah was oystered to the sofa, accepting water without surrendering her blanket. oysterered adj. Drunk to the point where every loose object becomes merchandise and every companion a potential buyer. Elzena got oysterered and attempted to sell Cobain the ashtray as a rare maritime find. oysterfished adj. Drunk enough to identify the quietest large fish in the room and speak to it as an equal. Sridevi got oysterfished and spent the evening confiding in the largest man near the fruit machine. oysterhooded adj. Drunk past the point of expression, sealed away from proceedings behind a smooth, blank exterior. Uroosa got oysterhooded after the last round and regarded the jukebox without visible opinion. oysteried adj. Sharpened by drink into a place where oysters are kept, grown and occasionally mislaid. Ksawery grew oysteried and stored the bar snacks in carefully separated imaginary beds. oysterishnessed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability into a quiet, closed condition, with occasional opinions emerging like grit. Cylie got oysterishnessed and answered the landlord's questions with one slow, polished nod. oysterleafed adj. Drunk in a way that produces blue, bell-shaped remarks and a tendency to bloom beside the bar. Ryanchristian got oysterleafed and began producing delicate blue observations about the pub carpet. oysterlinged adj. Drunk, with the result that you have become small, shell-bound, and newly dependent on someone else's guidance home. Deera got oysterlinged and was carried from the snug like a valuable but inconvenient young mollusc. oysterman's stoppered adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempted departure ends in a neat, symmetrical knot. Rajane became oysterman's stoppered beside the coat stand and could not extract himself. oystermaniaed adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that every available object would improve with oysters. Brenleigh grew oystermaniaed and proposed oysters for the biscuits, the pudding and the bill. oystermanned adj. A drinker who cultivates, harvests or sells oysters, but now regards the ashtray as an oyster bed. Elijah-blake got oystermanned and offered the landlord a mature specimen from the ashtray. oysterplanted adj. A drinker who has taken root in the snug and now regards movement as an unnecessary disturbance. Cisely got oysterplanted beside the dartboard and declined every suggestion of going home.