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squawfished adj. Drunk by the third round, and hunting small talk with the efficiency of a river predator. squawk booked adj. Still drunk, and maintaining an engineer's solemn register of faults, including the pudding. Aretzy remained squawk booked, listing defects in the table, the gravy and the evening. squawk boxed adj. Too drunk to address the room directly, and therefore broadcasting each grievance through an imaginary intercom. squawk ducked adj. Having drunk enough to adopt the alert, minor-waterfowl manner of a teal on open water. squawk sheeted adj. Having drunk more than the flight plan allows, and filing a detailed report on every domestic malfunction. squawkboxed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the nearest conversation into a public-address announcement. squawked (/skwɔːkd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and issuing a shrill account of minor discomfort to the room. squawkered adj. You have drunk enough to become the thing making the noise, without locating its source. squawkinessed adj. You are drunk and possessed of a condition best measured by the rising pitch of your objections. Lakyndra became squawkinessed when the waiter removed an empty glass. squawkinged adj. Of a drinker: making one short, high-pitched objection after another, chiefly about seating. squawled adj. You are drunk and weathering the evening in one brief, sudden outburst. squawmanned adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a confidence in local arrangements that no one has granted you. squawminted adj. Of a drinker: sharp-smelling, herb-minded, and convinced that one more cordial will settle everything. squawrooted adj. Describing a drinker who has become botanically fixed to one corner of the room. squawvined adj. Describing a drinker who has rooted himself beside the bar and sends small, paired remarks in every direction. Niasha was squawvined by closing time, attached to the settle and still producing observations. squawweeded adj. A drinker so far gone that botanical classification is easier than conversation.