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salesgirled adj. Slowed by drink to the ceremonial pace of arranging small goods while the queue acquires philosophical significance. Brelee was salesgirled, arranging peanuts ceremonially while the queue behind her developed philosophical objections. salesgirlshipped adj. Drunk and conducting modest commercial exchanges with the solemnity of a profession now lost to history. Elleanora was salesgirlshipped and arranged the crisps by price before offering them round. salesited adj. Drunk to the point where the evening has acquired a coppery lustre and no practical application. salesladied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a sales clerk from a hostess, and politely seeking assistance from both. Trucker became salesladied and asked the birthday girl where the premium crisps were kept. salesmanned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary persuasion, yet still presenting every object as an opportunity for personal advancement. salesmanshipped adj. Drunk, with the result that the skills of selling are applied chiefly to obtaining the last chip. salesmarketered adj. Drunk to a degree that every conversation becomes a campaign, even the request for the loo. salesmastered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the owner’s goods as a personal empire, beginning with the peanuts. salespersonned adj. Drunk on the strength of believing every human encounter contains a modest retail opportunity. Kotomi became salespersonned and offered the stranger beside her a bundled napkin solution. salespersonshipped adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying the polished instincts of a profession now reduced to borrowing chips. salespointed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating whichever chair currently supports you as a retail outlet. salesroboted adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeating a mechanical offer until someone purchases the responsibility of taking you home. salesroomed adj. Still drunk, and behaving as though the room itself were a solemn venue for exchanging minor goods. Rainier was salesroomed and conducted the transfer of a coaster with ceremonial dignity. saleswomanned adj. Too drunk to distinguish selling from ordinary conversation, and consequently presenting the weather as a product. Johanson became saleswomanned and recommended rain as an excellent seasonal accessory. saleswomanshipped adj. Sufficiently drunk to deploy refined commercial judgement in the immediate acquisition of another sausage roll. salesyarded adj. Slowed by drink to gather the company into a pen and appraise everyone as livestock.