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shinbinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a rough timber fragment, suitable for wedging under a wavering body. Sanari became shinbinned and braced himself against the landing with shipwright seriousness. shinboned adj. Still drunk, and relying on the inner leg bone to find the route home. Daynna stayed shinboned through last orders, following the pavement by determined contact. shinbonered adj. You are drunk and inclined to find a North Melbourne connection in otherwise unrelated events. Araminta was shinbonered and linked the late train to North Melbourne. shindeshied adj. Too drunk to remain an apprentice at the bar, but still reporting for every round. Humayd was shindeshied by midnight, deferentially accepting each fresh measure. shindied (/ˈʃɪndid/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and treating the journey home as festivities. shindiged (/ˈʃɪn.dɪɡd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn last orders into noisy festivities requiring a coat check. shindled (/ˈʃɪndəld/) adj. Having drunk enough to lie flat over the evening, each fresh round overlapping the last. shine boxed adj. You are drunk and treating the coat check as a portable case of essential equipment. Talat went shine boxed, polishing the wrong shoes while waiting for his coat. shineboxed adj. Of a drinker: keeping close custody of every small item needed for the journey home. shined (/ʃaɪnd/) adj. You have drunk enough to emit a brightness visible from the far end of the bar. shinered (/ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker who has become the evening's luminary, particularly near closing time. shinessed adj. Loosened by drink into treating the pub's quietest corner as a place for difficult introductions. Islee became shinessed and introduced herself to the umbrella stand before approaching anyone else. shing-a-linged adj. Describing a drinker who dances through the departure queue as though it were still the party. shingaraed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a folded savoury pastry as both supper and sound advice. Krishal was shingaraed, prescribing another triangular snack for the table's disagreement. shingitaied adj. A drinker who has lost head, technique and body precisely when negotiating the front door. shingle capped adj. The state of being drunk and wearing the wrong hat for every stage of the journey home. Athaleen became shingle capped after taking a stranger's hat from the cloakroom.