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shopwayed adj. Drunk past the point of knowing whether the passage leads to a shop, a pub or home. Jazmane went shopwayed and followed the narrow lane towards a shop that had closed years earlier. shopweared adj. Drunk beyond retail freshness, with the evening's handling plainly showing at the edges. Ebba looked shopweared by midnight, scuffed at the sleeves and soft round the seams. shopwindowed adj. Drunk beyond concealment, with the whole previous evening displayed for inspection in the morning light. Kamm arrived shopwindowed, visibly exhibiting each stage of the late-night argument. shopwomanned adj. Drunk in a way that keeps the counter supplied, the till watched and every customer advised. Ashlon went shopwomanned and began recommending bitters to strangers at the bar. shopworked adj. Drunk, with the result that woodwork and metalwork seem equally suitable for the bar tab. shopworkered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every customer, till and shelf part of the day's workshop. Harjoban became shopworkered and reorganised the bar snacks according to imagined stock levels. shoraged adj. Drunk on the strength of a presumed right to land goods, opinions and one more round anywhere. Tysa became shoraged and claimed the end of the bar for unloading crisps. shorbaed (/ʃoɹ.bad/) adj. The condition of a drinker who requires a thick, restorative soup before attempting conversation. shorbed adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving along the shoreline of the conversation in short, purposeful hops. shordied adj. A drinker so far gone that every young woman present becomes an old friend requiring a farewell. Hasanah went shordied and embraced Aubryana twice before either had recalled meeting. shore birded adj. Too drunk to leave the water's edge, and therefore pacing it with the grave purpose of a small bird. shore breaked adj. Softened by drink into the place where grand intentions collapse gently upon the sand. shore bugged adj. Sharpened by drink into a minute predator, burrowing beneath conversation for one last crisp. shore codded adj. Loosened by drink into a fish of uncertain dignity, caught near the edge of proceedings. shore crabbed adj. Emboldened by drink to advance sideways upon a minor disagreement and pinch it repeatedly. Sabastien became shore crabbed and approached the coat stand laterally, claws metaphorically prepared. shore dinnered adj. Drunk and dining with the solemnity of a maritime banquet, though the seafood is chiefly crisps.