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swishinged adj. The condition of a drinker who makes an entrance, exit or apology with unnecessary audible movement. swishnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken polished manners for a licence to improve everyone else's evening. Kegan was swishnessed and rearranged the hosts' seating plan without being asked. switch bladed adj. Softened by drink into a person who opens sharply but folds immediately when anyone objects. switch boxed adj. Drunk and arranging the room's electrical decisions in a small, inaccessible place. switch caned adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who prods every quiet moment until the company responds. switch dealinged adj. Emboldened by drink to exchange the evening's unwanted contributions among unwilling recipients. switch engined adj. Slowed by drink to shunting people and subjects about without ever taking either towards a conclusion. switch geared adj. Drunk to the extent of controlling, metering, and protecting nothing in particular. switch grassed adj. Drunk and standing conspicuously above the conversation, swaying whenever the company tries to settle. switch hitted adj. Describing a drinker who changes sides of the bar with surprising discretion. Shanail got switch hitted and began supporting whichever team was currently winning. switch hittered adj. A drinker so far gone that he can conduct the same conversation from either side. switch hooked adj. Reduced by drink to gripping the telephone fixture while attempting to end a conversation by hand. switch horned adj. Drunk to the point where every casual remark projects a dangerous point into the gathering. switch keepered adj. Drunk enough to supervise the passage between conversations, admitting some guests and stopping others without authority. Jeremaine was switch keepered, directing people between rooms while blocking the host's own route. switch pitchered adj. Drunk past the point of choosing a side, arguing each position with equal conviction and equal volume. switch sellinged adj. Drunk beyond recognising that each offer conceals another, and persuading the company to accept both. Shivam became switch sellinged, promising a quiet drink before producing tickets for another venue.