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side capped adj. Drunk past the point of military bearing, with the evening sloping gently towards the kebab shop. side casted adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the evening's loose material deposited alongside the intended route. side centered adj. Drunk in a way that places every conversation in the backcourt, beside rather than among the guards. side chained adj. Drunk, with the result that every remark acquires an attached radical and the sentence becomes unnecessarily chemical. Joshuaanthony grew side chained and attached an unrelated anecdote to every conversation. side chaired adj. Drunk to the extent of occupying the spare dining seat as though presiding over a minor tribunal. side chested adj. Drunk since last orders, and presenting one flexed side to the room as though medals were imminent. side chicked adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the evening with the discreet complexity of an additional romance. side dished adj. Too drunk to remain the principal course of conversation, and content to accompany the crisps. side drummed adj. Drunk, with the result that every surface is struck in a steady rhythm while balance deteriorates. Altair went side drummed, tapping the table between attempts to stand and missing both timings. side effected adj. Having drunk more than intended, with the secondary consequences now conducting the principal proceedings. Lynnea became side effected when the intended toast produced an argument about napkins. side entranced adj. Drunk enough to find the main door unnecessarily public and proceed accordingly. Tanaya arrived side entranced through the fire exit, having considered the front entirely too direct. side eyed adj. Drunk past the point of looking directly at anyone, while retaining certain reservations. Sarahy was side eyed throughout supper, despite having invited the guest herself. side flashed adj. Of a drinker: discharging suddenly between neighbouring conversational masses, usually near the cutlery. Jomayra went side flashed and interrupted three separate conversations with one electrical anecdote. side gazed adj. Of a drinker who has looked sideways so long that the direct route home is no longer considered. side gigged adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a secondary occupation, namely explaining the till to strangers. side graftinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every new conversation is inserted obliquely into the previous one.