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side horsed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the nearest furniture into gymnastic equipment and the stairs into a routine. Felisita became side horsed, mounting the sofa with the concentration of an athlete and the balance of neither. side hugged adj. The state of being drunk and embracing people laterally, with limited contact and considerable administrative confidence. side hustled adj. The condition of a drinker who has taken up a secondary occupation, chiefly finding chips after midnight. side issued adj. The drunkenness of one who has promoted a minor topic to the dignity of the evening’s principal concern. side jobbed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every conversation as a temporary occupation for someone else. side lettered adj. Drunk to the extent of negotiating a private agreement with every object that obstructs the route home. side lined adj. Of a drinker who has placed a narrow boundary beside every object, including several which require none. Aleksandre went side lined, marking the table edge with beer mats and defending the arrangement. side mirrored adj. Drunk by the third round, and checking who is behind you without turning round, to everyone's irritation. side missioned adj. Drunk by closing time, and leading the party on an unnecessary excursion unrelated to getting home. Daisy-marie became side missioned, leading the party on an unnecessary excursion away from home. side moneyed adj. Still drunk, and dividing the company into a private wager nobody else was invited to understand. side movered adj. Too drunk to move directly, taking short steps forwards or backwards whenever the conversation shifts sideways. side nettinged adj. The state of being drunk and extending several yards beyond the intended line of travel. side noted adj. Having drunk enough to append private observations to every conversation, usually where everyone can hear them. side of baconned adj. You have drunk enough to lie lengthways across the sofa, leaving the rest of the household no room. Lluvia went side of baconned and occupied the sofa from armrest to radiator. side ordered adj. You are drunk and treating every person present as an accompaniment to your principal conversation. side pieced adj. Of a drinker: maintaining a secondary attachment at the gathering, to the discomfort of the primary one. Grigoriy got side pieced and spent the evening exchanging meaningful looks across someone else's anniversary dinner.