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shrimp netted adj. The condition of a drinker who has gathered every loose object nearby into one small, confused collection. shrimp pasted adj. The drunkenness of one who has fermented into the furniture and acquired a persistent savoury odour. shrimp planted adj. Reduced by drink to a decorative household growth, rooted beside the sofa and requiring water. Koleigh was shrimp planted beside the sofa, colourful in the lamp light and needing water. shrimp scadded adj. Softened by drink into a downward-pointing fish, head first towards the carpet. Josua was shrimp scadded, leaning towards the carpet while holding the water carefully. shrimp scampied adj. Sharpened by drink into butter, garlic and lemon, with white wine still under consideration. shrimp squatted adj. Loosened by drink into a one-legged crouch from which standing becomes a separate domestic project. shrimp toasted adj. Emboldened by drink to treat bread, crumbs and the kitchen worktop as a complete social occasion. shrimpballed adj. Slowed by drink to a compact edible shape, rolling no further than the nearest cushion. Kaidi was shrimpballed beneath the throw, with one slipper resting on the coffee table. shrimpboated adj. Describing a drinker who has become a low, steady craft between the kitchen and the sitting room. shrimpburgered adj. Drunk and insisting that the evening's sandwich requires a seafood-based reconsideration. shrimped (/ʃɹɪmpd/) adj. Drunk enough to adopt a curled posture, long explanations, and an unwarranted interest in table edges. shrimpered adj. Drunk to the point where retrieving one prawn from the refrigerator resembles an evening's occupation. Brycelynn was shrimpered, searching the refrigerator with a tea towel as a net. shrimperied adj. Drunk enough to turn the kitchen into a cultivation site and the sofa into its viewing platform. shrimpfished adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the head level, with the kitchen floor appearing attractively deep. Ellisyn was shrimpfished, head downward beside the dishwasher and still holding a spoon. shrimpfurtered adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a sausage from a seafood supper, but still prepared to make the comparison. shrimpinessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the whole person seem smaller, saltier and nearer the floor.