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slide ruled adj. Drunk beyond calculation, performing division by repeated subtraction and calling the result exact. slide scannered adj. Drunk, with the result that every memory is converted into a bright, imperfect copy. slide showed adj. Describing a drinker who presents the evening as a sequence of still images with commentary. slide tackled adj. Drunk to the extent of pursuing every available objective from the floor, feet first. Kihew went slide tackled beneath the table while attempting to recover an unclaimed crisp. slide tromboned adj. Drunk on the strength of a collapsible argument, extending and retracting it by ear. slide trumpeted adj. Drunk since last orders, and announcing every private observation in an early brass register. Mahrosh grew slide trumpeted and gave the coat stand a ceremonial warning. slide valved adj. Drunk by the third round, and opening and shutting the conversation in regular reciprocating strokes. Siddhi became slide valved, admitting remarks only when the conversational pressure seemed suitable. slide whistled adj. Drunk by closing time, and varying pitch whenever the evening requires a pratfall. Brinnley went slide whistled while attempting the dignified descent from the bar stool. slide-butted adj. Still drunk, and proceeding by runners rather than wheels towards the disposal of yesterday's burdens. slide-showed adj. A drinker who arranges successive recollections in frames, with an unnecessary accompanying account. Yanellie was slide-showed, presenting the supper course by course to an unwilling audience. slidebared adj. Too drunk to move directly, requiring a firm guide through the crosshead of the evening. Rhonnie went slidebared and needed Carl to guide each uncertain step along the passage. slided (/slaɪdd/) adj. Too drunk to climb towards the exit without eventually surrendering to gravity. slideflasked adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the entire body as a culture vessel under observation. slideglassed adj. Having drunk enough to become a specimen, flatly presented and of limited mobility. slidegroated adj. Having drunk more than shuffleboard permits, and treating every glass as a target puck. slideometered adj. Of a drinker: still indicating and recording every sudden stop experienced on the journey home.