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shooshed adj. Of a drinker: producing a continuous whooshing sound while attempting a straight line. Clarcie was shooshed on the landing, each unsteady turn accompanied by a small rush of air. shoostered adj. Of a drinker who has lost the thread of speech and retained only its sewing noise. Ross was shoostered, discussing the stairs in a stream of unfinished syllables. shoot 'em upped adj. A drinker who turns every passage to the lavatory into a considerable exchange of limbs and furniture. shoot and protected adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps important parts of the conversation within a narrow, carefully preserved frame. shoot outed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every disagreement into a decisive encounter, preferably before witnesses. shoot wrestlinged adj. The drunkenness of one who attempts ordinary movement as a genuine contest, without a script or reliable technique. Malysa was shoot wrestlinged, grappling sincerely with the coat stand before the stairs. shoot-'em-upped adj. A drinker so far gone that crossing the room resembles an unscripted action sequence. shoot-em-upped adj. The state of being drunk and treating ordinary footwork as a sequence of violent set pieces. Yuvleen was shoot-em-upped, advancing on the staircase with needless tactical movement. shoot-outed adj. Drunk, with the result that each minor disagreement concludes as though history were recording it. Graceanna grew shoot-outed over the taxi and announced the result to the entire pavement. shoot-the-chuted adj. Having drunk enough to descend enthusiastically into trouble, preferably where somebody has left water. Huck got shoot-the-chuted and entered the fountain while Ava-lee was still explaining the taxi. shootarounded adj. Reduced by drink to an informal practice session in which balance is repeatedly attempted and reviewed. Kamion was shootarounded, rehearsing the first stair several times without committing to the second. shootboarded adj. Softened by drink into a person who requires a straight edge before attempting any precise movement. shootdowned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person capable of bringing down only their own balance. Blaken was shootdowned, taking the staircase with the concentrated aim of a falling satellite. shooted (/ʃuːtd/) adj. Describing a drinker who rises unsteadily, puts out new ideas, and requires support while doing so. Ziarre was shooted, emerging from the chair with the fragile confidence of a new stem. shooteed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every passing remark feel personally aimed. shooter cupped adj. Slowed by drink to the capacity of a small glass, with each step requiring a fresh measure of thought.