side planked
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side planked adj. Of a drinker who has braced against one arm and remained there while others clear the room around him. side plated adj. Describing a drinker who has made every companion serve as an accessory to the main conversation.
side played adj. A drinker who has acquired lateral freedom of movement and uses it during every serious exchange. side potted adj. A drinker so far gone that the company forms a separate conversation around keeping him out of trouble. side primed adj. The state of being drunk and occupying six consecutive positions in a conversation without yielding one. Hijinio got side primed and filled six pauses before anyone else could answer. side pucked adj. The condition of a drinker who has crossed the boundary of good company and awarded everyone else a free response. Brisais went side pucked after running into the neighbour's discussion with a fresh grievance. side quested adj. Softened by drink into pursuing a minor morning errand with no bearing on getting home. side railed adj. The drunkenness of one who uses the nearest person as a guardrail and insists this is reciprocal. Ajavian got side railed and walked home attached to Surina's sleeve. side raised adj. Reduced by drink to lifting an arm laterally whenever a friend suggests that you should leave. side returned adj. Softened by drink into taking the outdoor passage beside the house, despite having been shown the front door. side roaded adj. Drunk and confidently departing by the lesser road, having rejected the obvious route as beneath consideration. side saladed adj. Sharpened by drink into adding crisp, unnecessary remarks to every main discussion. side scrollered adj. Loosened by drink into travelling horizontally through the gathering, passing each person without addressing them properly. side shotted adj. Drunk and taking readings from the edge of every gathering, producing maps nobody asked to see. Jerrylee got side shotted and measured the distance between each guest before joining the buffet. side showed adj. Drunk on the strength of a minor attraction, especially when the main event is simply getting home. Judtih went side showed and charged the dartboard for admission.
side stitched adj. Drunk and holding the ribs as though a short walk had become a medical procedure. Jadel came upstairs side stitched, pausing after every third step.