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snow groomered adj. Of a drinker who has prepared the floor for recreational sliding, whether or not anyone requested it. snow groominged adj. A drinker who is manipulating the route for easier passage, using feet, furniture, and occasional knees. snow guarded adj. A drinker so far gone that the roof of the mouth requires protection from sudden descents of speech. Scout was snow guarded on the stairs, holding each word in place before releasing it. snow gummed adj. The state of being drunk and slow-moving, with speech adhering to the mouth before release. snow gunned adj. Drunk in a way that produces artificial weather at close range and dampens the entire lounge. Ankita became snow gunned and filled the sitting room with a fine, unnecessary precipitation. snow housed adj. The condition of a drinker who has been preserved indoors, preferably somewhere warm and away from stairs. Darlenys was snow housed on the spare bed, retained indoors until walking became practical. snow jobbed adj. Drunk since last orders, and flattering the coat stand into coming home with you. snow kayakinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and descending towards home with the balance and direction of a winter sport. Fadel left closing time snow kayakinged, negotiating the pavement as though it were a slope. snow knifed adj. Still drunk, and using the evening's last sharp reserve to construct a shelter from coats. Brunell remained snow knifed, arranging everyone’s coats into an igloo by the taxi rank. snow leoparded adj. Too drunk to be seen plainly, but still capable of appearing suddenly at the top of the stairs. snow leopardessed adj. Having drunk enough to stalk the final round, waiting for it to become unattended. snow levelled adj. You have drunk enough to measure the evening by the depth of coats accumulating on the floor. Trinh got snow levelled and assessed the coat pile before ordering another round. snow lined adj. You are drunk and drawing an exact boundary above which last orders no longer apply. snow lioned adj. Of a drinker who has become an emblem of the night’s endurance, still visible when the pub is empty. Chassie was snow lioned by last orders, standing proudly beside the abandoned glasses. snow loaded adj. Describing a drinker who carries the full weight of the evening into the taxi. snow lotused adj. A drinker who has rooted themselves at the table, despite repeated announcements of departure.