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shoeshinered adj. Drunk on the strength of a shining pair of shoes, and prepared to accept payment in crisps. shoeshopped adj. Having drunk enough to conduct a full footwear business from the kitchen. shoesiesed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the plural of footwear as a complete philosophical system. shoesized adj. You have drunk enough to classify every household member by footwear dimensions. Kamisha got shoesized and declared the cat a narrow four with an unsuitable temperament. shoesmithed adj. Drunk by the third round, and shoeing horses in principle, though presently occupied with a spaniel. shoesoled adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the underside of a shoe with nowhere further to go. shoestored adj. Describing a drinker who has filed the footwear and misplaced the rest of the evening. shoestring catched adj. Drunk by closing time, and arriving at the kerb in a manner that suggests a very long run and a very late decision. shoestring root rotted adj. Sufficiently drunk to resemble a plant whose roots have failed, remaining upright only by a slender cord. shoestring tackled adj. Emboldened by drink to catch companions round the ankles whenever they try to leave. shoestringed (/ˈʃuːstɹɪŋd/) adj. Still drunk, and hanging together by a lace, a promise and the goodwill of the banister. Niayla remained shoestringed, tying the same lace through three separate conversations. shoestringered adj. Slowed by drink to count every shared penny aloud before allowing anyone else to order. Surbhi got shoestringered and made the group calculate the crisps to the nearest penny. shoetopped adj. Drunk and discussing the upper surfaces of everyone's footwear as though they had gathered for inspection. shoetreed adj. Drunk to the point where friends must keep inserting sensible structure before sending you home. shoeweared adj. Drunk enough to treat footwear as formal attire and advise the whole table accordingly. shoeyed adj. Drunk past the point of calling a shoe a shoe, and expecting others to admire the discovery.