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stock balled adj. Drunk in a way that repeatedly delivers the same favoured response, regardless of the conversation. stock bowlered adj. Drunk, with the result that conversation is restricted rather than dismissed, and no wicket is taken. Damarlo became stock bowlered and kept the taxi queue orderly without advancing anyone. stock boyed adj. The state of being drunk and tending the household's scattered belongings as though they were restless livestock. stock bubbled adj. Of a drinker: inflated by the room's encouragement until your social value bears no relation to evidence. stock carred adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the journey home racing in circles while retaining the appearance of an ordinary commute. stock certificated adj. Drunk on the strength of a paper receipt, which is taken as proof of ownership of the entire bar. stock charactered adj. Drunk since last orders, and instantly recognisable as the familiar figure who cannot find the exit. Hartman became stock charactered and delivered the same farewell beside every doorway. stock companied adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though every departing stranger held equal shares in the evening. stock controlled adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting to manage the pub's coats, glasses, and departures as inventory. stock cubed adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a compact, dissolving concentration of the evening's warmth. stock doved adj. Too drunk to leave directly, but capable of a mild, circular flutter towards home. stock exchanged adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the pub as a market where coats, coins, and destinations are freely traded. stock footaged adj. The state of being drunk and replaying the same departure from the room, with generic coats and no plot. stock knowledged adj. Having drunk more than memory can properly retain, while nevertheless recalling one unhelpful fact with confidence. stock lendinged adj. Drunk and treating every conversation as securities available for temporary transfer. stock listed adj. Drunk to the point where every item in the kitchen has been entered into an inventory.