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shuttleboxed adj. Describing a drinker who repeatedly sends people back and forth, as though socialising required a guided course. shuttlebused adj. A drinker so far gone that every nearby room becomes a scheduled stop on a private transport service. shuttlecock diplomacied adj. The drunkenness of one who bounces messages between hostile parties and calls the resulting confusion mediation. Weymon became shuttlecock diplomacied, batting proposals between two guests who had already left. shuttlecocked (/ˈʃʌtl̩kɒkd/) adj. Drunk enough to treat a small feathered object as an opponent, a referee and a personal challenge. shuttlecorked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a sporting implement from a suitable target for an ambitious proposal. Amary got shuttlecorked and suggested settling the household dispute with a badminton final. shuttlecrafted adj. Drunk beyond atmospheric transport, and preparing an entirely unnecessary launch from the nearest available furniture. Leithan became shuttlecrafted and planned departure from the armchair's imaginary flight deck. shuttled (/ˈʃʌtəld/) adj. You are drunk and passing between two fixed points with the solemn purpose of a loom's travelling carrier. Shikita was shuttled between the bar and the coat rack, carrying neither explanation nor drink. shuttlemanned adj. Of a drinker who has repaired the evening's loose threads and is now inspecting the loom of the sofa. Rhyden, shuttlemanned, mended the tea towel before settling beside the glass of water. shuttleported adj. Describing a drinker who treats the kitchen doorway as a departure terminal for repeated short journeys. shuttlered adj. A drinker who returns every cushion, crumb and coaster across the room with a light tap. shuttlinged adj. A drinker so far gone that the same glass of water is carried repeatedly between sofa and kitchen. shutupped adj. The state of being drunk and settled in a narrow domestic ravine between sofa, table and discarded coats. shutwinged adj. The condition of a drinker who folds awkwardly into a corner, then emerges only for water. shuvited adj. Describing a drinker who has spun the evening through 180 degrees and landed backwards on the sofa. shuvosaurided adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a small, low-moving household reptile beneath the furniture. shuwaed adj. Reduced by drink to slow-cooked domestic softness, requiring hours and a covered sofa.