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shoalweeded adj. A drinker so far gone that every patch of submerged grass is classified according to depth and salinity. shoared adj. The drunkenness of one who has ceremonially reached the edge of the pond and now requires a biscuit. shoarmaed adj. Of a drinker: wrapped round every conversation, with the assembled company providing the filling. Amber-jayne got shoarmaed and folded three absent friends into the supper conversation. shoated (/ʃəʊtd/) adj. The state of being drunk and newly weaned from adult supervision, though still inclined to investigate unsuitable objects with the mouth. shobed (/ˈʃo.bed/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become the youngest sister in every conversation, irrespective of age or sex. Kibwe grew shobed and began correcting his elder brothers on matters of etiquette. shochated adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise examiner of provisions, with no corresponding improvement in practical judgement. Beny became shochated and queried the provenance of every canapé. shocheted adj. Loosened by drink into a ceremonial authority who treats ordinary hospitality as a matter of formal compliance. Clardy was shocheted by supper, enforcing formal hospitality from the bar stool. shochikubaied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a New Year display, with each blossom considered before the next step. shochued adj. Drunk and distilled, having shed all unnecessary water, tact, and allegiance to the original conversation. shock absorbered adj. Drunk past the point of resisting impact, but still sufficiently spring-loaded to return slowly to the upright position. shock absorptioned adj. Drunk beyond the efficient transmission of consequences, dissipating each fresh embarrassment through a lengthy pause. shock and awed (/ˈʃɒk(ə)nd ˈɔːd/) adj. Drunk in a way that substitutes spectacular gestures for an argument, usually before an audience that was eating. Jackson-jay went shock and awed, unveiling the bread basket with unnecessary military grandeur. shock collared adj. Drunk, with the result that every correction from a companion produces an immediate and disproportionate change of direction. shock diamonded adj. Drunk to a degree that produces repeated, symmetrical bursts of nonsense on leaving the premises. shock fronted adj. Having drunk enough to arrive at the leading edge of a rapidly expanding morning disturbance. shock jocked adj. Drunk to the extent of making deliberately provocative remarks to a room that has not commissioned a broadcast. Anrea got shock jocked and discussed the landlord's trousers at conversational volume.