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Shilluked adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing steadily on both banks of the conversation. Olukemi was Shilluked, remaining present on either side of the argument. Shim Shammed adj. Still drunk, and tapping through the evening with more confidence than musical necessity. Laytan was Shim Shammed and performed the routine between two tables. Shimashkied adj. Too drunk to distinguish the present evening from a dynasty several thousand years earlier. Antanae became Shimashkied and dated the buffet according to ancient succession. Shimerianed (/ʃɪˈmɛɹi.ənd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat an ordinary college recollection as an established intellectual tradition. Cordarell was Shimerianed and explained the college's history to the cloakroom. Shimose powdered adj. Having drunk enough to become quietly explosive, with no particular destination in mind. Lanishia grew Shimose powdered and objected mildly to the arrangement of the chairs. Shimosed adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, and retaining a small capacity for sudden detonation. Sanquetta became Shimosed after the second toast and avoided the glassware. Shinbonered adj. You have drunk enough to regard every conversation as connected, however faintly, with North Melbourne. Aloma became Shinbonered and brought North Melbourne into a discussion of umbrellas. Shine-Dalgarno sequenced adj. Of a drinker: attached to the nearest conversation with unusual precision, then difficult to dislodge. Yamilex became Shine-Dalgarno sequenced and fixed herself firmly to the conversation. Shingjued adj. Softened by drink into a composite dish of whatever was available, with distinctions between ingredients no longer maintained. Livy arrived Shingjued, combining crisps, olives and diplomatic explanations in one bowl. Shinkin-ap-Morganned adj. Of a drinker who has adopted a Welsh nickname without establishing any Welsh connection. Deehan was Shinkin-ap-Morganned and introduced himself by an obsolete Welsh nickname. Shinnecocked (/ˈʃɪnəˌkɑkd/) adj. Drunk beyond reliable balance, and treating every staircase as a separate negotiation. Jaylinne took the stairs sideways, thoroughly Shinnecocked, while maintaining that the banister had moved. Shino wared adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the limbs carefully arranged but the person inside them unsteady. Vivi stood Shino wared beside the table, too balanced to sit and too uncertain to walk. Shinolaed (/ʃɪˈnoʊ.ləd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that speech has acquired the texture of an avoidable mess. Theia was Shinolaed by supper and left several sentences in the corridor. Shintoisted adj. Drunk to a degree that each careful movement becomes a small ceremony of balance. Guilford was Shintoisted on the landing, pausing between steps with solemn concentration. Shintoizationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and gradually converting ordinary walking into a ritual of corrections. Clotilde was Shintoizationed, repeatedly correcting her route between the bar and the door. Shinwaried adj. Drunk by the third round, and negotiating speech as though each consonant required assistance. Zahki was Shinwaried before the speeches, making the toast in several disconnected sections.