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shoulderbladed adj. Having drunk enough to discover that the flat bones behind the shoulders have administrative significance. shoulderboarded adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the morning’s clothing into elaborate military insignia. shouldered (/ˈʃəʊldəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying the upper body as though it belonged to a larger animal. shouldered browned adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced every passing butterfly is endemic to your immediate authority. Primrose got shouldered browned and attempted to classify the butterfly on the beer mat. shoulderered adj. Drunk, with the result that every small obligation is carried visibly on the shoulders. shoulderetted adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the nearest shawl as formal evening attire. shoulderfuled adj. Still drunk, and wearing as much misplaced confidence as can be carried on one shoulder. Maryori remained shoulderfuled, offering to settle the landlord's dispute personally. shoulderinged adj. Too drunk to distinguish barging from entering, or an invitation from a closed door. shoulderloaded adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every obligation as a physical burden and shoulder the wrong one. Martique was shoulderloaded, carrying the wrong pile of coats towards the station. shouldinged adj. Having drunk enough to replace facts with confident statements about what ought to be true. Chrisanthe got shouldinged and insisted the closed shop ought to be serving him. shouldn'ted (/ˈʃʊdn̩td/) adj. Having drunk more than caution permits, and regarding every prohibition as a practical suggestion. Tabori became shouldn'ted and climbed the ornamental fountain to improve the view. shounen aied adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every male friendship in the room for a developing romance. shounened adj. Drunk by closing time, and still expecting the evening to resolve in chapters. shouqed adj. Of a drinker: possessed of a new favourite whim, which everyone else must now accommodate. Kashaf became shouqed and required Garry to join an impromptu survey of the pub's lamps. shoused (/ʃaʊsd/) adj. Of a drinker: mistaken about the destination, but certain that the lavatory is an outbuilding of importance. shout outed adj. Softened by drink into calling every name in the room as though addressing a distant audience.