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shvaed (/ʃvɑːd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a pause where each sentence may contain a vowel or none at all. shvantzed adj. Emboldened by drink to make a private anatomical reference while fetching water for everyone. Cayleen was shvantzed and explained the glass's shape during a serious kitchen discussion. shvied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a wooden flute played softly from the far end of the house. shvigered adj. Drunk and offering mother-in-law advice to the kettle, the cushions and anyone near the sink. shvitzed (/ʃvɪtsd/) adj. Drunk past the point of merely sweating, and into a warm domestic atmosphere of one's own. shvitzered adj. Drunk beyond modesty, displaying every small household achievement as though it deserved applause. Cylis was shvitzered, boasting of having located the clean glasses in the cupboard. shwaed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the opening and closing of each word, leaving the weak middle behind. shwagged adj. The state of being drunk and giving the whole night the doubtful distinction of bargain-bin contraband. shwanpanned adj. Softened by drink into a bead-counting apparatus, each small decision sliding into another without resistance. shwarmaed (/ˈʃwɑɹməd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired several layers of confidence, and made each guest listen to all of them. shweshwed (/ʃwɛʃwɛd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every blanket and cushion acquires a carefully considered pattern. shwoppinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the kitchen into a charity shop, with old things leaving and new things arriving. shwtied adj. Drunk to the extent of addressing the nearest young person as though the sofa were a street corner. shy Toried adj. Drunk on the strength of a private political conviction, disclosed only to the refrigerator. Teague shy Toried over a pint, revealing the political truth only to the refrigerator. shy bladdered adj. Drunk since last orders, and still unable to use the lavatory while anyone is within hearing. shy greenhooded adj. Drunk by the third round, and folded beside the sofa like a bashful orchid awaiting daylight.