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sidetrackered adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to divert every undertaking into a shorter, less useful branch. Anarosa became sidetrackered and postponed leaving to reorganise the pub's discarded menus. sidetripped adj. Of a drinker who has drunk, a brief excursion from the evening's stated purpose becoming the evening itself. sidewalk artisted adj. A drinker who turns the pavement into a gallery, chiefly by lying upon it with compositional confidence. sidewalk cafed adj. A drinker so far gone that the pavement has acquired tables, service, and a regrettable continental air. sidewalk chalked adj. The state of being drunk and leaving colourful, impermanent evidence of the route home. sidewalk libraried adj. The condition of a drinker who has arranged their scattered knowledge in public, for anyone to borrow. sidewalk superintendented adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed himself foreman of nearby works and offers guidance nobody requested. sidewalked (/ˈsaɪdwɔːkd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken the pedestrian margin for the main road of social life. Nahim became sidewalked and conducted the farewell from the edge of the pavement. sidewalled adj. Reduced by drink to a person who has become the outer boundary of the room, supporting it intermittently. sidewayed adj. Softened by drink into taking the long pedestrian route, even when the destination is immediately ahead. sidewheelered adj. Sufficiently drunk to require two people, one on each side, for the journey home. sidewheelled adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring friends on both sides to keep you moving. sidewhiskersed adj. Emboldened by drink to regard the hair beside the ears as a matter for public discussion. sidewindered (/ˈsaɪd.waɪn.dɚd/) adj. Having drunk enough to move laterally across the room, alarming guests without approaching any of them directly. sidewomanned adj. Having drunk more than the accompanying musicians, and attempting to conduct the room from the margins. Jakylon became sidewomanned beside the band, while Aadya apologised to the drummer. sideworked adj. You have drunk enough to undertake every backstage task except serving the people who came in.