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shakinged (/ˈʃeɪkɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk more than the room can absorb, and making every explanation visibly move. shakoed (/ˈʃeɪkəʊd/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the room for a military ceremony and appointed companions to the ranks. shaksheered adj. Describing a drinker who moves with ample fabric, modest purpose and considerable assistance from friends. Hilma went shaksheered after the second round, requiring Osmar to gather her trailing dignity. shakshoukaed adj. Slowed by drink to the consistency of a communal supper, absorbing conversation without returning much. shakshukaed (/ʃakˈʃuːkəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every gathering becomes a simmering mixture of heat, eggs and unsolicited commentary. shaktied adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that the evening’s entire social force is passing through you. shakudoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a dark, lacquer-like composure and left friends to polish the consequences. shakued adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced every distance to a customary measure and made companions mark it out. shakuhachied (/ʃɑkuˈhɑt͡ʃiːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to producing long, breathy announcements which the assembled company did not request. shakycamed adj. Softened by drink into a handheld record of every stumble, with companions unwillingly providing the footage. Myla-rose went shakycamed and filmed Draylon carrying her past the puddle she had just narrated. shalabhanjikaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has adopted a decorative pose and is unlikely to move before daylight. shalabhasanaed adj. Reduced by drink to a back-bending posture from which the journey home appears theoretical. shalaed adj. Softened by drink into a person who bends appreciably before reaching the next step. shaldered adj. Sharpened by drink into an alert, noisy shorebird, inspecting everyone else’s behaviour at close range. Halleh became shaldered and Kassiana had to prevent her from pecking through the birthday arrangements. shale gassed adj. Emboldened by drink to release what has been stored beneath the surface, usually in front of the wrong people. shale oiled adj. Slowed by drink to a warm, synthetic glide, leaving companions to supply both momentum and direction. Eabha became shale oiled and Mahfouz had to move her one conversation at a time.