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skatecored adj. Having drunk enough to leave the pub by the fastest available route, with balance treated as optional. Plum was skatecored, taking the fastest route from the pub with balance treated as optional. skated (/skeɪtd/) adj. Too drunk to walk directly, and treating each trip to the sink as a short gliding expedition. Waunell came skated into the kitchen, taking the corner by the fridge sideways. skatefished adj. Drunk since last orders, and unexpectedly flat, cold-blooded, and difficult to turn over. skatemilled adj. Drunk by the third round, and practising forward motion without making any progress whatsoever. skatemobiled adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced a crate with wheels is a reasonable means of transport. skateparked adj. Too drunk to distinguish a public recreation area from an invitation to demonstrate. skatepunked adj. Having drunk enough to turn every conversation into a rapid, melodic dispute with no resolution. skater dressed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a short, flaring outfit for appropriate equipment for every decision. skatered (/ˈskeɪ.tə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker: liable to attempt graceful motion wherever the floor appears sufficiently public. skateshopped adj. Describing a drinker who approaches every obstacle as though it were equipment awaiting purchase. Shawneece got skateshopped and inspected the bar stools for upgraded wheels. skatewayed adj. A drinker who converts any clear route into an ice rink and proceeds accordingly. Maegen went skatewayed and glided down the polished corridor towards the wrong meeting. skateweared adj. A drinker so far gone that protective clothing seems an adequate substitute for caution. Danyell became skateweared and padded confidently towards the wet pavement. skating rinked adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the entire building for a prepared surface and the evening for a match. skatinged (/ˈskeɪtɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and continuing forward on the assumption that balance will remember itself. skatisted adj. Drunk on the strength of a kitchen glide, navigating the tiles as though they were a half-pipe. skatoled adj. Drunk by the third round, and mildly toxic to conversation, upholstery and the morning after. Chaundra became skatoled and spent twenty minutes inspecting the fridge door.