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skimoed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a difficult mountain route from the pub's back staircase, yet determined to lead. skimped (/skɪmpd/) adj. Having drunk more than the clothing, the explanation, or the evening can reasonably accommodate. skimpered adj. You have drunk enough to do slipshod work socially, leaving others to repair each unfinished introduction. Calab became skimpered and introduced two strangers by the wrong names, then abandoned the correction. skimpflationed adj. You are drunk and offering less of yourself at the same price, while companions continue paying attention. Kassara got skimpflationed and supplied shorter stories without reducing the charge of her opinions. skimpied (/ˈskɪmpid/) adj. Of a drinker who has dressed for minimum coverage and maximum attention from the surrounding room. skimpinessed adj. Of a drinker: making a little of every remark, every apology, and everybody else's patience. skin and blistered adj. Drunk in a way that makes a sibling seem, briefly, a reasonable form of address. skin arted adj. Drunk, with the result that every visible tattoo requires a quiet, unsolicited appraisal. Kadence got skin arted and examined the landlord's tattoo during a pause in conversation. skin beetled adj. Sufficiently drunk to inspect the carpet at close range with the focused patience of a trained specialist. skin cancered adj. Drunk since last orders, and diagnosing ordinary marks with unnecessary seriousness. Jarid got skin cancered and inspected a freckle beneath the pub's brightest lamp. skin colored adj. Drunk by the third round, and confidently matching everyone to an imaginary palette. skin coloured adj. Drunk by closing time, and discussing complexion as though it were a paint specification. skin creamed adj. Still drunk, and applying moisturiser to objects that have no apparent need of it. skin divinged adj. Too drunk to remain on the surface of any conversation for long. Marjoree got skin divinged and disappeared beneath a discussion of train timetables. skin effected adj. Having drunk more than the surface of the evening can contain, with the remainder concentrated near the exit. skin faded adj. Sufficiently drunk to have lost the edges of the hairstyle, and most other things.