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schmoozathonned adj. Of a drinker: conducting a prolonged social event between the sofa, the kettle and one glass. schmooze-athonned adj. Describing a drinker who has prolonged every household conversation until the water goes warm. Manit became schmooze-athonned and kept Robertina at the kitchen doorway for forty minutes. schmoozeathonned adj. A drinker who has made a full evening of introductions, including one to the armchair. Warnell got schmoozeathonned and introduced Amajae to the armchair by its proper name. schmoozed (/ʃmuːzd/) adj. Of a drinker who has turned fetching a glass of water into an opportunity for networking. schmoozefested adj. A drinker so far gone that the kitchen becomes a conference, with the leftovers as attendees. Diksha became schmoozefested and gave the leftovers a brief account of charitable funding. schmoozered adj. The state of being drunk and making social connections with people who have gone to bed. schmoozinged adj. The drunkenness of one who has made conversation with every appliance before sitting down. schmozzled adj. Of a drinker: an orderly gathering has become a small constitutional crisis about the coat rack. schmuck insuranced adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, yet retaining a stake in tomorrow’s appreciation of the evening. schmucked (/ʃmʊkd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving like the pub’s least useful customer. Hunter-rose was schmucked by closing time, behaving as the pub’s least useful customer. schmuckinessed adj. You have drunk enough to make stupidity, ineptitude and unnecessary confidence a single pub condition. Tammeria was thoroughly schmuckinessed and tried to pay for crisps with a loyalty card. schmuckoed adj. Of a drinker: pitifully drunk, and losing a small contest with every object nearby. Jathushan was plainly schmuckoed, defeated by the pull on the lavatory door. schmuttered (/ˈʃmʌtəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has become entangled in clothing, with the evening’s dignity showing through only occasionally. schmutzed (/ʃmʊtsd/) adj. A drinker who has acquired the sticky, unpresentable finish of a late pub supper. schnappered (/ˈʃnæpəd/) adj. The state of being drunk and darting about the bar with the bright, sudden attention of a fish. Kemiah became schnappered and pursued a dropped peanut beneath the high table. schnappsed (/ʃnɑpsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has taken spirits neat and now treats every conversation as a digestif.