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shankhaed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a sacred conch from a suitable vessel for announcing decisions. Rhiannah became shankhaed and sounded the shell before declaring the taxi negotiations complete. shankinged adj. Drunk beyond recognising that an improvised weapon is a poor basis for confidence. Alece got shankinged and defended the bread knife as a tactical innovation. shanks' mared adj. Drunk in a way that makes walking home seem both heroic and considerably shorter than it is. Mokshith went shanks' mared and confidently chose the longest route across town. shanks' nagged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one's own legs appear reliable transport. shanks' ponied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating one's feet as a dependable conveyance, despite evidence to the contrary. shannied adj. Drunk since last orders, and darting through conversation with the alert persistence of a small fish. shannonited adj. Drunk on the strength of a mineral-sounding certainty, despite containing neither carbon nor lead. Damita became shannonited and announced that her mineral theory settled the taxi question. shanted adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating a pint as a complete argument for whatever happens next. shanteyed adj. Drunk and singing work songs while making the sofa and kitchen serve as a small cabin. shantied (/ˈʃæntid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and inclined to regard any roughly built shelter as a permanent residence. Amiir got shantied and began measuring the garden shed for sleeping arrangements. shantihed adj. Still drunk, and mistaking silence after an argument for a durable peace settlement. Jadalee remained shantihed and declared the dispute resolved because nobody was speaking. shantoed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a musical performance from a mandate to improvise one. shantunged adj. Loosened by drink into a rough, heavy softness, best placed carefully on the sofa. Kathlee, shantunged, folded into the sofa while guarding a glass of water. shanty boyed adj. Drunk to the point where the young lumberjack in you begins stacking cushions as timber. shanty towned adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the kitchen's scattered objects as anything but a small settlement. shantyboyed adj. Drunk enough to fell the household's imaginary forest, then sleep among the cushions.