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shnooked adj. Of a drinker: treated as the evening's easiest mark, and pleased to be of service. shnorrered adj. The condition of a drinker who obtains each successive round from somebody else. shnozzed adj. A drinker so far gone that the nose has become the chief instrument of navigation. shnozzled adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the nose an unusually prominent participant in proceedings. shoaded adj. Reduced by drink to loose fragments, scattered between the bar, the coats, and the journey home. shoadered adj. Sharpened by drink into an instrument for encouraging the slowest member of the party towards home. Yengkong became shoadered at closing time and used pointed remarks to organise the taxi queue. shoahed adj. Loosened by drink into a state in which the evening's arrangements have entirely ceased to exist. Alexie was shoahed by last orders, with the coat, address, and route home all lost together. shoal grassed adj. Drunk to the point where the route home has become a coastal plant and the pavement its shallows. Dominque became shoal grassed outside the pub, rooted beside the taxi queue after last orders. shoaled (/ʃəʊld/) adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the shallowest possible route home, including unsuitable shortcuts. Mahfouz grew shoaled after the second round and attempted to cross the ornamental pond. shoalered adj. Drunk and proceeding home like a vessel making slow coastal progress between obstacles. Elizabeth-anne was shoalered, edging home along the pavement between parked cars. shoalgrassed adj. Drunk enough to root beside the pavement, waving gently while the others fetch the coats. Zakarya was shoalgrassed beside the pub while the others collected his coat. shoalinessed adj. Drunk past the point of depth, with the journey home reduced to a few inches of progress. Leriyah was shoalinessed by closing time and found the shallow end of the pavement most navigable. shoaling waved adj. Drunk in a way that carries you towards land while making every movement progressively shallower. Mang arrived shoaling waved at the taxi rank, each step losing height and direction. shoalinged adj. Drunk beyond the point at which separate people, coats, and routes home form a single gathering. Jasmari became shoalinged at last orders, drawing the entire party into one confused taxi queue. shoalmated adj. Drunk, with the result that everyone leaving the pub is treated as a companion for the same migration. shoalnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the route home shallow, short, and repeatedly misjudged. Maiden was shoalnessed by last orders and mistook each kerb for the end of the journey.