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sand bugged adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement resembles a sideways scuttle towards discarded food. Ryliegh sand bugged towards the discarded crisps, scuttling sideways past the coat stand. sand buggied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the journey across the pub into a noisy off-road excursion. Taeo became sand buggied and took the route over two footstools to reach the bar. sand canalled adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a straight, narrow route through otherwise navigable furniture. sand catted adj. Drunk on the strength of one small, watchful creature, appearing quietly from the darkest corner. sand cherried adj. Drunk since last orders, and small, sharp, and inclined to grow in the least hospitable corner. Oweda was sand cherried, bright-eyed beneath the bar light and rooted beside the ashtray. sand clocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and measuring the evening in falling grains rather than sensible decisions. Quana was sand clocked, watching the last peanuts descend while the landlord stacked chairs. sand cocked adj. Still drunk, and standing on one leg with the self-assurance of a wading bird. Lanece was sand cocked beside the dartboard, balanced nobly and facing the wrong direction. sand cookied adj. Too drunk to distinguish a biscuit from a bar snack, but determined to distribute both fairly. Cincere was sand cookied, breaking shortbread into portions for people who had not asked. sand crabbed adj. Loosened by drink into burrowing beneath the conversation and emerging only when chips appear. sand cracked adj. Slowed by drink to a narrow, vertical split in the evening, especially near the heel of the bar. sand cricketed adj. Drunk to the point where a quiet corner acquires the solemn menace of a burrowing insect. sand crocused adj. Drunk enough to flower briefly in an unsuitable place, then collapse beside the coat stand. sand cultured adj. Drunk past the point of requiring soil, flourishing instead in whatever grit the public house provides. Iviona was sand cultured beneath the pub table, flourishing in spilled crisps and cigarette grit. sand dabbed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you flat, pale, and facing the wrong direction on the floor. Carsynn ended the evening sand dabbed beneath the buffet, looking remarkably composed from above. sand dammed adj. Drunk to a degree that speech is retained, filtered, and released only after considerable accumulation. Eriyana sat sand dammed through the speeches, storing remarks for an eventual flood. sand daphned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a modest shrub, rooted by the door and ignored by rain.