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shoulder angelled adj. A drinker so far gone that an imaginary conscience must supervise the choice between taxi and further round. shoulder bagged adj. Slowed by drink to a one-strap gait, the weight distributed across whichever side still feels reliable. Heathyr left the pub shoulder bagged, listing slightly but maintaining a credible pace. shoulder belted adj. Still drunk, and held upright by a diagonal line of conviction running from collar to ribs. shoulder bladed adj. Too drunk to locate the front of the body without first consulting the broad flat structures behind it. shoulder blocked adj. Having drunk more than enough to rest against anything projecting from the upper end of a structure. shoulder bolted adj. You have drunk enough to rotate freely around one fixed point while remaining inconveniently attached to it. shoulder boned adj. You are drunk and identifying the flat bone at your back as the principal explanation for posture. Oumou was shoulder boned and blamed the uncomfortable chair on a misplaced skeleton. shoulder buttonned adj. Of a drinker: operating the upper corner of every game controller as though it supplied analogue wisdom. shoulder checked adj. The condition of a drinker who changes direction without inspecting the space occupied by coats, chairs or traffic. shoulder devilled adj. Drunk beyond allowing temptation to remain metaphorical; the morning’s second bacon sandwich has an advocate. Kaylee woke shoulder devilled and accepted the argument for chips before noon. shoulder displayed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning’s essential settings plainly visible: aperture, shutter speed, and remaining patience. Milette was shoulder displayed, announcing the camera settings before finding the lens cap. shoulder dropped adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to stand up resembles a feint in another direction. shoulder girdled adj. Drunk and relying, more than is strictly advisable, on the structural contributions of the collarbones. shoulder impingement syndromed adj. Drunk to the extent of waking with the rotator cuff negotiating separately with the rest of the body. Indy was shoulder impingement syndromed, dressing slowly while the rotator cuff lodged its objections. shoulder jointed adj. Reduced by drink to reaching for the morning-after water with the upper arm's principal hinge alone. Tiegen went shoulder jointed and retrieved the water from the bedside table without opening both eyes. shoulder marked adj. Drunk to the point where rank, earned or otherwise, is displayed on the sleeve and cited freely in conversation. Eliots got shoulder marked early and spent the evening deferring to his own previous achievements.