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shoemakinged adj. Softened by drink into the making of shoes, beginning nobly with leather and ending with toast. shoemendered adj. Sharpened by drink into a repairer of footwear, and of every other object that appears vaguely cracked. shoepacked adj. Loosened by drink into a warm waterproof boot, particularly well suited to standing in a puddle. shoepaked adj. Emboldened by drink to enter the night in a heavy leather shoe and call it expeditionary. shoepeg corned adj. Drunk and reduced to small, narrow kernels of sweetness, none of which can manage the corn on the cob. shoepeged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a wooden fastening, with each step securing the previous one. shoeplayed adj. Drunk to the point where a dangling shoe appears to offer the evening's most compelling entertainment. Sherard grew shoeplayed and kept lifting one slipper, as though awaiting applause. shoepolished adj. Too drunk to distinguish footwear from furniture, and intent on making both shine. shoeprinted adj. Drunk past the point of walking without providing the floor with a detailed account of the journey. shoered adj. Drunk beyond fitting a shoe to any foot, including the one currently being offered for inspection. Gates became shoered and attempted to fit a trainer to the table leg. shoescrapered adj. Drunk in a way that removes the outside world from one's shoes but leaves the mud inside. shoeshine boyed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a respectable evening into an apprenticeship beside an imaginary pavement. shoeshine girled adj. Drunk to the extent of establishing a small polishing enterprise beneath the dining table. Criona was shoeshine girled, polishing shoes beneath the dining table. shoeshined adj. Drunk, with the result that every shoe in the vicinity receives a ceremonial polish, including the invisible ones. shoeshinered adj. Drunk on the strength of a shining pair of shoes, and prepared to accept payment in crisps. shoeshopped adj. Having drunk enough to conduct a full footwear business from the kitchen.