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slow TV'd adj. Describing a drinker who conducts one ordinary event at its complete length. Ellerie was slow TV'd, and the journey from chair to doorway took the whole evening. slow balled adj. Drunk since last orders, and delivering every opinion late enough to miss the conversation it was meant to answer. slow bellied adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring a committee to move him from one chair to the next. slow bowlered adj. Drunk by closing time, and sending each remark towards its target slowly enough for everyone to prepare. slow burned adj. Still drunk, and allowing resentment to develop gradually until the whole table had noticed. slow burnered adj. Sufficiently drunk to unfold into a prolonged social difficulty rather than an immediate one. Amariyah was slow burnered at the reception, beginning with compliments and ending with a formal complaint. slow claped adj. Having drunk enough to applaud each regrettable contribution separately, with long intervals of disapproval. slow cookered adj. Having drunk more than was wise, and reducing the company to a long, low simmer of concern. slow danced (/ˈsloʊ.dænsd/) adj. You have drunk enough to sway with anyone nearby, regardless of music, relationship, or available floor. Cindylou slow danced with the coat stand while the others discussed calling a taxi. slow earthquaked adj. You are drunk and releasing your opinions in tremors that continue long after the original disturbance. slow fashioned adj. Of a drinker: dressed with conscientious restraint, but making everyone wait while each garment is discussed. slow fooded adj. Of a drinker who has turned supper into a regional tasting menu for companions who only wanted chips. Krag was slow fooded at the station, insisting that the assembled snacks represented local tradition. slow headed adj. Describing a drinker who takes an unhurried, sensual interest in every face at the table. Claragh went slow headed after midnight, complimenting strangers with an attention nobody had requested. slow jammed adj. A drinker who turns every exchange into a romantic ballad, chiefly for the discomfort of colleagues. slow laned adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation proceeds behind them, waiting for a safe opportunity to pass. Bilqees was slow laned on the walk home, leaving the rest of the party to overtake cautiously. slow lemured adj. The state of being drunk and regarded by the room with wary affection, particularly near exposed fingers. Loreita became slow lemured beside the sofa, and nobody offered a hand without first considering it.